Use cases where Storage Foundation and High Availability (SFHA) Solutions products can improve the PowerVM environment:
Table: Virtualization use cases addressed by Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions in a PowerVM environment
Virtualization use case |
Symantec solution |
Use case implementation details |
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Application to spindle visibility |
Veritas Operations Manager (VOM) in the LPAR |
How to configure for storage to application visibility. See About application to spindle visibility using Veritas Operations Manager. |
Simplified management |
Dynamic Multi-Pathing (DMP) in the host Storage Foundation High Availability (SFHA) or Storage Foundation Cluster File System High Availability (SFCFSHA) in the LPAR |
Configuring a Virtual I/O server for simplified management: how to manage virtual machines using the same command set, storage namespace, and environment as in a non-virtual environment: |
Application management and availability |
ApplicationHA or Symantec Cluster Server (VCS) in the LPAR |
How to manage application availability. See About application management and availability options for IBM PowerVM. |
Virtual machine management and availability |
VCS in the LPAR |
How to manage virtual machine high availability (LPAR failover and migration). |
Simplified management and high availability for IBM Workload partitions |
VCS in the LPAR |
Setting up Workload Partitions (WPARs) for operating system virtualization to reduce operating system images, and simplify management. |
Live Migration |
SFCFSHA and SF for Oracle RAC in the LPAR |
How to use Live Partition Mobility for greater control over the usage of resources in the data center and for planned maintenance. See Providing high availability with live migration in a Symantec Cluster Server environment. |
Multi-tier Business service support |
Veritas Operations Manager (VOM), VBS in the LPAR |
How to visualize, orchestrate and provide availability for multi-tier business applications. |
Server consolidation |
SFHA or SFCFSHA in the LPAR |
How to consolidate workloads from multiple physical servers to a physical server with virtual machines. |
Physical to virtual migration |
SFHA or SFCFSHA in the LPAR |
How to migrate data from physical to virtual clients safely and easily with NPIV. |