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Use cases where Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions products can improve the KVM environment:
Table: SFHA Solutions for KVM use cases
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KVM use case |
Symantec solution |
Implementation details |
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Server consolidation |
SFHA or SCFSHA in the guest |
How to run virtual machines as physical servers See Server consolidation with KVM and Veritas Storage Foundation High Availability (SFHA) Solutions. |
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Physical to virtual migration |
SFHA or SFCFSHA in the guest and SF in the host |
How to migrate data from physical to virtual environments safely and easily |
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Simplified management |
SFHA or SFCFSHA in the host |
How to manage virtual machines using the same command set, storage namespace, and environment as in a non-virtual environment See Simplified management with KVM and Veritas Storage Foundation High Availability (SFHA) Solutions. |
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Application failover |
ApplicationHA, VCS, or SFHA in the guest |
How to manage application failover on virtual machines See Veritas Cluster Server in a KVM environment: architecture summary. |
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Virtual machine availability |
VCS in the host |
How to manage virtual machine failover See VCS in host monitoring the Virtual Machine as a resource. |
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Live Migration |
SFCFSHA in the host, guest is not needed |
How to use features such as instant snapshots to contain boot images and manage them from a central location in the host See About Live Migration with KVM and Veritas Storage Foundation High Availability (SFHA) Solutions. |
Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions products can be used in other combinations than those listed above. The configurations listed above are the minimum required to accomplish the objectives of the respective use cases.