VERITAS FlashSnap Point-In-Time-Copy Solutions Administrator's Guide

Chapter 1, Point-In-Time Copy Solutions

VERITAS Software Used in Point-In-Time Copy Scenarios

(including online backup, resizing, and file system changes) without interrupting data or

system availability. The FlashSnap license enables the use of the Storage Checkpoints feature

of VxFS.

You can also use the following cluster-specific components with the sample scenarios where

required:

◆ VERITAS Cluster Server (VCS) is a high-availability (HA) solution for cluster configurations.

VCS monitors systems and application services, and restarts services on a different cluster

node (failover) in the event of either hardware or software failure. It also allows you to perform

general administration tasks such as making nodes join or leave a cluster.

Note On HP-UX, MC/ServiceGuard may be configured as the cluster monitor.

◆ VERITAS Clustering Functionality for VxVM (CVM) allows multiple hosts to simultaneously

access and manage a given set of disks that are under the control of VERITAS Volume

Manager.

◆ VERITAS Cluster File System (CFS) allows cluster nodes to share access to the same VxFS

file system. CFS is especially useful for sharing read-intensive data between cluster nodes.

If you require a backup solution, the following VERITAS software is recommended:

◆ VERITAS NetBackup

DataCenter provides mainframe-class data protection for corporate

data centers. NetBackup DataCenter allows you to manage all aspects of backup and recovery,

and allows consistent backup policies to be enforced across your organization. Optional

NetBackup ServerFree Agents enhance NetBackup DataCenter to provide data protection for

frozen image data such as VxVM snapshot mirrors. They can also be used to offload backup

processing to NetBackup media servers or third-party copy devices over Fibre Channel

networks.

◆ VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer provides protection for small to medium-size server

installations. It does not provide integrated support for backing up VxVM snapshot mirrors or

for offloading backup processing. However, you can use it to back up snapshot volumes that

have been created from snapshot mirrors.

For more information about installing and configuring these products see the following

documentation:

◆ VERITAS Storage Foundation for Cluster File System Installation and Configuration Guide

◆ VERITAS Storage Foundation for DB2 Database Administrator’s Guide

◆ VERITAS Storage Foundation for DB2 Installation Guide

◆ VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle Database Administrator’s Guide

◆ VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle Installation Guide

◆ VERITAS Storage Foundation for Sybase Database Administrator’s Guide

◆ VERITAS Storage Foundation for Sybase Installation Guide