Veritas Storage Foundation 5.1 SP1 for Oracle RAC Administrator"s Guide (5900-1512, April 2011)

State The current activity status of a resource, group or system. Resource states are
given relative to both systems.
Storage Checkpoint A facility that provides a consistent and stable view of a file system or database
image and keeps track of modified data blocks since the last Storage Checkpoint.
System The physical system on which applications and service groups reside. When a
system is linked by VCS, it becomes a node in a cluster.
See Node
types.cf A file that describes standard resource types to the VCS engine; specifically, the
data required to control a specific resource.
VCS (Veritas Cluster
Server)
An open systems clustering solution designed to eliminate planned and unplanned
downtime, simplify server consolidation, and allow the effective management of
a wide range of applications in multiplatform environments.
Virtual IP Address A unique IP address associated with the cluster. It may be brought up on any
system in the cluster, along with the other resources of the service group. This
address, also known as the IP alias, should not be confused with the base IP address,
which is the IP address that corresponds to the host name of a system.
VxFS (Veritas File
System)
A component of the Veritas Storage Foundation product suite that provides high
performance and online management capabilities to facilitate the creation and
maintenance of file systems. A file system is a collection of directories organized
into a structure that enables you to locate and store files.
VxVM (Veritas Volume
Manager)
A Symantec product installed on storage clients that enables management of
physical disks as logical devices. It enhances data storage management by
controlling space allocation, performance, data availability, device installation,
and system monitoring of private and shared systems.
VVR (Veritas Volume
Replicator)
A data replication tool designed to contribute to an effective disaster recovery
plan.
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