Veritas Storage Foundation for Windows
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New Features
Release v5.1 is a significant new release for Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions for Windows with new and enhanced features designed for enterprise class storage management and application availability for the Windows environment.
Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Storage Foundation for Windows, Storage Foundation for Windows High Availability supports the latest versions of Microsoft Windows Server operating system and key applications.- Enables IT to leverage Microsoft Server environments with confidence.
- As more mission-critical applications run in a Windows Server environment, Symantec provides enterprise-class protection and storage management.
SmartMove
SmartMove intelligently analyzes the data in a volume on disk and moves only the necessary data blocks and not the white space.- Significantly enhances the efficiency of data movement operations, such as creating or synchronizing mirrors or snapshots.
- Faster array and volume migration.
Storage Foundation Manager
Storage Foundation Manager provides centralized visibility and reporting across a heterogeneous infrastructure- A single view of datacenter infrastructure from applications to storage.
- Improved operational efficiency and fast problem determination.
Configuration Checker
Configuration Checker is run before an installation to identify potential configuration-related errors, departures from best practices and incompatible hardware and software.- Identifies problems in advance.
- Checks against the hardware and software configuration lists HCL & SCL.
- Fast and easy to use.
Cluster Server Management Console Enhancements
Cluster Server Management Console has been enhanced to dynamically discover physical and virtual (e.g. VMware) clusters across UNIX, Linux and Windows.- Enables applications to be easily identified and grouped by (for example) geographical or business unit.
- Simplified reporting of logical groups of Veritas Cluster Server clusters




