10Product overview
Veritas Storage Foundation
service protects communication channels among Symantec application clients and services through message integrity and confidentiality services.
Before you install the authentication service, read the Storage Foundation and
High Availability Solutions appendix in the Symantec Product Authentication
Service Installation Guide.
This document is located at the following directory in the release media.
authentication_service/docs/vxat_install.pdf
Before you select this method of setting up the authentication service, also read the product installation guide and release notes.
Storage Foundation Management Server
Storage Foundation Management Server (SF Management Server) provides a centralized management console for Veritas Storage Foundation products. You can use SF Management Server to monitor, visualize, and manage storage resources and generate reports about those resources. SF Management Server is not available on the Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions release and must be obtained separately. For information on ordering SF Management Server, visit the following URL:
www.symantec.com/enterprise/sfms
Veritas Storage Foundation
Before you install this product, complete the following tasks:
■Read the product release notes.
■Review the preliminary information.
■Follow the instructions in the Storage Foundation Installation Guide. These documents are located at the following directories in the release media.
storage_foundation/docs/sf_notes.pdf
storage_foundation/docs/sf_install.pdf
About this product
Veritas Storage Foundation by Symantec includes Veritas File System by Symantec (VxFS) and Veritas Volume Manager by Symantec (VxVM) with various feature levels.