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- VERITAS Storage Foundation Cluster File System 5.0 From Symantec: Using CFS for Oracle Fast Failover
- Symantec Cluster File System provides an efficient solution for fast failover of Oracle databases without incurring the cost and complexity of a Oracle RAC environment. It provides downtime SLAs within acceptable limits for most applications. The fundamental properties of CFS including access to shared file systems by applications running on...
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Really Fast Failover and Other Use Cases for Veritas Cluster File System
- The presenter of this webcast will cover key uses cases for Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System. Attendees will learn how CFS delivers fast failover of databases and applications, highly available shared data access, scale-out file serving, storage consolidation and saving time and space in workflow applications.
- Webcasts 2008-12-04
- Symantec Delivers Thin Aware Veritas File System
- Symantec released new functionality for its Veritas Storage Foundation product line in October. Enhancements include a Thin Aware file system, the ability to dynamically migrate data to thin arrays, and an automated storage reclamation API. Combined, this trio provides significant enhancements and optimization capabilities for thin provisioned storage arrays. IT...
- White papers 2008-12-01
- Introducing Veritas Virtual Infrastructure From Symantec: Block-Based Virtualization Built on Enterprise Storage Management for Your Enterprise Infrastructure
- File-based virtualization solutions, like VMware ESX Server, are best suited to low-impact file, print and web services. For applications and databases, one needs a block-based virtualization system designed for high performance and seamless LUN management. Symantec's expertise in volume management has been focused on solving this problem, the result of...
- White papers 2008-11-01
- Whispers from a ghost: Windows 7 and cloud computing
- Whispers from a ghost: Windows 7 and cloud computingYou don't mention it until MS is involvedMS is a latecomer to the party. Yet you single out MS for this. Well, since you're so confident - why don't you put a bet on it? How much money will you put up...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- Veritas Storage Foundation Scalable File Server: Introduction to Scalable NAS for the Enterprise
- Veritas Storage Foundation Scalable File Server from Symantec is a clustered NAS file serving appliance that provides enterprise-wide CIFS and NFS file services in a highly available and scalable environment. The server software is installed on industry standard hardware to give IT organizations flexibility in choice of hardware vendors. SFS...
- White papers 2008-09-01
- Veritas Virtual Infrastructure: Enterprise Class Server Virtualization and Advanced Storage Management
- Server virtualization is transforming IT operations, however it also makes storage management more complex and in many cases does not support capabilities available today in physical server environments. Current x86 virtualization solutions have tried to solve this problem using a file system-based approach, but this architecture forces users to give...
- Webcasts 2008-07-16
- Costing Sun Ray vs Wintel
- Costing Sun Ray vs WintelSo, you like Sun Ray, Yes? KiddingSeriously, interesting article--Sun Ray is looking better and better!There are so many good reasons to consider using Thin Client. Sun Ray just reinforces that.A few questionsWhy did you so much oversize the client. why use E7200 core duo ? why...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Maybe I was wrong about Mac Servers
- Maybe I was wrong about Mac ServersSo ZFS is the sole criteria for a quality server OS or not?Has data loss due the underlying file system really been the problem Robin and you are making it out to be?RE: Maybe I was wrong about Mac Serversye: Veritas VxFS indeed has...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-20
- Really Really Fast Failover for SAP With Veritas Cluster File System High Availability From Symantec
- SAP is viewed by many as a mission-critical application, with low tolerance for down-time. Organization can benefit from really fast failover by using a robust, datacenter-proven, highly scalable file system. The listener will hear how SAP down-time can be significantly reduced.
- Webcasts 2008-05-28
- HP-UX JFS Mount Options for Oracle Database Environments
- This paper provides detailed guidelines for specifying mount options for HP-UX JFS Journaled File System file systems in an Oracle Database environment so as to optimize performance. JFS is also known as the VERITAS File System or VxFS HP OnlineJFS, an add-on HP-UX software product, can significantly optimize the interaction...
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Using TIBCO Enterprise Message Service With Storage Foundation Cluster File System: Increasing Availability and Performance
- TIBCO Enterprise Message Service is a leader in enterprise messaging. The combination of TIBCO EMS with Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System and Veritas Cluster Server from Symantec delivers significant benefits for organizations. TIBCO Enterprise Message Service EMS is a leader in enterprise messaging platforms. EMS allows for efficient system-to-system...
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System 5.0 From Symantec - Performance and Scalability Analysis: Extended Write Workload
- This white paper focuses on the performance and scalability of Veritas Cluster File System 5.0 in two workloads - a sequential write workload and an NFS file serving workload - in a configuration running from 1 to 16 nodes. The white paper will demonstrate that Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File...
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Using Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System to Increase Availability of SAP NetWeaver
- In many ways, the problems faced by IT organizations to maintain SAP application availability are endemic to all kinds of enterprise applications. Application complexity, high service level expectations, and constant change are factors nearly universal in today's IT environments. From time to time, faults will occur within the data center....
- White papers 2007-10-01
- XenSource Annouces XenEnterprise V4
- XenSource announced XenEnterprise V4 on August 13th. Here's a quick review of the announcement highlights:A quick scan of the XenSource announcement reveals that XenEnterprise v4 offers the following new features:XenMotion and Server Resource Pools: Multiple physical systems may be combined into a pool of virtual resources. XenMotion makes it possible...
- Blog posts 2007-08-13
- Oracle puts some Veritas meat on 'Unbreakable Linux'
- To date Oracle's Unbreakable Linux effort has been pretty quiet aside from a few conference call mentions. It certainly hasn't put Red Hat out to pasture. But the company is putting some meat on Unbreakable Linux. Exhibit A is Tuesday's announcement that Oracle and Symantec will certify Veritas data center...
- Blog posts 2007-07-17
- Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System and IBM Bladecenter
- Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System is a POSIX-compliant general purpose cluster file system that, with the improvements released in version 5.0, can handle different workloads with optimal performance. NFS is a great example of a workload that has traditionally been very hard to scale without special purpose hardware and...
- White papers 2007-04-01
- VERITAS Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 4.3
- Veritas Storage Foundation provides a complete solution for heterogeneous online storage management. Based on the industry-leading Veritas Volume Manager and Veritas File System, it provides a standard set of integrated tools to centrally manage explosive data growth, maximize storage hardware investments, provide data protection and adapt to changing business requirements....
- White papers 2007-04-01
- Configuring HP Apache on Veritas Cluster File System With HP Serviceguard
- HP Apache is the Apache based web server shipped with HP-UX. HP Apache is one of the top featured products of HP. The Veritas Cluster File System CFS allows multiple instances of HP Apache, running on different machines, to serve the same set of pages available at a shared location....
- White papers 2007-03-01
- Norton Internet Security 2007
- The Norton Internet Security 2007 interface is new, the code is leaner, and the retail price much lower, and the program provided many surprises under the hood. Small-business owners and advanced users who scour the edges of the Internet will appreciate the addition of advanced malicious-behavior monitoring and new rootkit-detection...
- Product reviews 2007-01-16
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