Screencast: Dynamic Storage Tiering Analyzer Tool Demo

Have you heard of Dynamic Storage Tiering but are not sure of the benefits it can provide you? Join Murthy Mamidi, Symantec Technical Director, as he walks through how to set up and use the free Dynamic Storage Tiering (DST) Analyzer tool designed for Storage Foundation and available for download from the Symantec Connect Storage Downloads page.

Murthy demonstrates how the Analyzer operates in two stages; in the first stage, it collects ownership, file size, and age information from any UNIX file system — Veritas Storage Foundation doesn’t have to be present at all. In the second stage, the Analyzer examines the data against user- specified storage costs and placement policies to determine the storage utilization and cost under different DST policy scenarios. Data from multiple file systems can be combined to answer questions about cost savings that would result from file system consolidation.

Once you've watched the screencast, you can download and try out the free, easy-to-use Dynamic Storage Tiering (DST) Analyzer tool in your environment as you evaluate the cost savings that would result from file system consolidation using Dynamic Storage Tiering.