Veritas Storage Foundation installation packages

Table: Veritas Storage Foundation packages shows the package name and contents for each English language package for Veritas Storage Foundation. The table also gives you guidelines for which packages to install based whether you want the minimum, recommended, or advanced configuration.

When you install all Storage Foundation and Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) packages, the combined functionality is called Storage Foundation and High Availability.

Table: Veritas Storage Foundation packages

package

Contents

Configuration

VRTSaslapm

Veritas Array Support Library (ASL) and Array Policy Module(APM) binaries

Required for the support and compatibility of various storage arrays.

Minimum

VRTSat

Symantec Product Authentication Service

Installs the Symantec Product Authentication Service, which provides authentication services to other Symantec products.

This package contains a server and client component. The server provides services for a root broker, authentication broker, or both.

The client allows Symantec products to communicate with the brokers.

Required to use Symantec Product Authentication Service.

All

VRTSperl

Perl 5.10.0 for Veritas

Minimum

VRTSvlic

Veritas License Utilities

Installs the license key layout files required to decode the Storage Foundation license keys. Provides the standard license key utilities vxlicrep, vxlicinst, and vxlictest.

Minimum

VRTSvxfs

Veritas File System binaries

Required for VxFS file system support.

Minimum

VRTSvxvm

Veritas Volume Manager binaries

Minimum

VRTSdbed

Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle

Recommended

VRTSob

Veritas Enterprise Administrator

Recommended

VRTSodm

ODM Driver for VxFS

Veritas Extension for Oracle Disk Manager is a custom storage interface designed specifically for Oracle9i and 10g. Oracle Disk Manager allows Oracle 9i and 10g to improve performance and manage system bandwidth.

Recommended

VRTSsfmh

Veritas Storage Foundation Managed Host

Discovers configuration information on a Storage Foundation managed host. This information is stored on a central database, which is not part of this release. You must download the database separately at:

http://www.symantec.com/business/ storage-foundation-manager

Recommended

VRTSspt

Veritas Software Support Tools

Recommended

VRTSfssdk

Veritas File System Software Developer Kit

For VxFS APIs, the package contains the public Software Developer Kit (headers, libraries, and sample code). It is required if some user programs use VxFS APIs.

All

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Veritas Cluster Server installation packages