12Product overview

Storage Foundation Cluster File System

Storage Foundation Cluster File System

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_cluster_file_system/docs/sfcfs_install.pdf

About Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System

Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System by Symantec extends Veritas File System and Veritas Volume Manager to support shared data in a storage area network (SAN) environment. Using Storage Foundation Cluster File System, multiple servers can concurrently access shared storage and files transparently to applications.

Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA adds the failover functionality. This functionality can protect everything from a single critical database instance to very large multiple-application clusters in networked environments. Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System also provides increased automation and intelligent management of availability and performance.

Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC

Before you install this product, review the preliminary information.

Before you start the installation, read the component product release notes and installation guide.

These documents are located at the following directories in the release media.

storage_foundation_for_oracle_rac/docs/sfrac_notes.pdf

storage_foundation/docs/sf_notes.pdf

storage_foundation_for_oracle_rac/docs/sfrac_install.pdf

About Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle® RAC

Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle® RAC is an integrated suite of Veritas storage management and high-availability software. The software is engineered to improve performance, availability, and manageability of Real Application