VERITAS Storage Foundation 4.1 Release Notes

Product and Feature Descriptions
4 VERITAS Storage Foundation Release Notes
Product and Feature Descriptions
The following are brief descriptions of the various products and features that are part of VERITAS
Storage Foundation:
◆ VERITAS Volume Manager
◆ VERITAS File System
◆ VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle
◆ VERITAS Volume Replicator
◆ VERITAS Cluster Server
VERITAS Volume Manager
VERITAS Volume Manager is a storage management tool that removes the physical limitations of
disk storage so that you can configure, share, manage, and optimize storage I/O performance online
without interrupting data availability. VxVM also provides easy-to-use, online storage management
tools to reduce planned and unplanned downtime.
VERITAS File System
VERITAS File System provides high performance and online management capabilities to facilitate
the creation and maintenance of file systems. File systems are a collection of directories organized
into a structure that enable you to locate and store files. All information is eventually stored in a file
system.
The primary purposes of a file system are to:
◆ Provide shared access to data storage.
◆ Provide structured access to data.
◆ Control access to data.
◆ Provide a common, portable application interface.
◆ Enable the manageability of data storage.
Using VERITAS Quick I/O
The VERITAS File System package, VRTSvxfs, includes the VERITAS Quick I/O for Databases
feature. This feature is described in the VERITAS File System Administrator's Guide. Quick I/O is
intended for operation only with VERITAS Storage Foundation for Databases products. See
“Technical Support” on page 53 for contact information on VERITAS products.