Veritas Storage Foundation Basic

A Free Solution for Heterogeneous, Online Storage Management

Veritas Storage Foundation Basic is a free-license version of Storage Foundation, with an optional support subscription. Storage Foundation Basic combines the industry-leading Veritas File System and Veritas Volume Manager, offering a complete solution for heterogeneous online storage management.

Download your free copy of Veritas Storage Foundation Basic today. Note: This free version is limited to 4 user-data volumes, and/or 4 user-data file systems, and/or 2 processor sockets in a single physical system. For the Windows platform, Storage Foundation does not contain the Veritas File System.

About Storage Foundation Basic

Storage Foundation Basic is specifically designed for workloads running on single and dual-processor servers — including edge-tier, departmental, and test/development systems.

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Key Benefits

Increased operational efficiency with simplified, centralized storage management.
Increased storage utilization across heterogeneous operating systems and storage arrays.
Enterprise performance and scalability.

Key Features

Enhanced storage I/O performance and availability with Dynamic Multi-pathing.
Online tools for simplified data migration across operating systems.
Broadest set of qualified storage devices and arrays.

System Requirements

Windows Server 2003 32-bit, x64, IA64
Windows Server 2003 R2 32-bit, x64
Windows Server 2008 32-bit, x64, IA64

Solaris 8, 9, 10 (SPARC)
AIX 5.2/5.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL 4) on EM64T/Opteron
Novell SUSE Enterprise Linux Server 9 (SLES) on EM64T/Opteron
Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 (Note: Storage Foundation Basic for Windows does not contain the Veritas File System.)
RHEL4 and SLES9 on IBM Power PC (Linux on Power)

Solaris 10 x64
RHEL 4 and 5 (Xeon, EM64T and AMD Opteron) and Itanium 2
SLES 9 and 10 (Xeon, EM64T and AMD Opteron) and Itanium 2

Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, or Datacenter Server (all require Service Pack 4)
Windows Server 2003 (32-bit): Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, or Datacenter Edition (SP 1 required for all editions)
Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit): Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, or Datacenter Edition
Windows Server 2003 (32-bit): Web Edition (SP 1 required)
Windows Server 2003 for 64-bit Itanium (IA64): Enterprise Edition or Datacenter Edition (SP 1 required for all editions)
Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions (for AMD 64 or Intel EM64T): Standard x64 Edition, Enterprise x64 Edition, or Datacenter x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions (for AMD 64 or Intel EM64T): Standard x64 R2 Edition, Enterprise x64 R2 Edition, or Datacenter x64 R2 Edition

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Storage Foundation Basic Upgrade Options

Storage Foundation Basic is designed for workloads running on single and dual-processor servers. As your workloads evolve, seamless upgrade paths are available to additional industry-leading Veritas Storage Foundation products, including:

Storage Foundation Basic

Choose the option that meets your organization's needs:

Basic Support Services
Telephone support available during regional business hours.
Price: $98 per CPU per year.

Essential Support Services
24x7 round-the-clock telephone support.
Price: $125 per CPU per year.

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