Optimizing storage with SFHA Solutions in the VMware guest

When you install Storage Foundation or Storage Foundation High Availability in the VMware guest, you can use the following SFHA Solutions storage optimization technologies to maximize your storage utilization:

Table: Storage optimization options in SFHA Solutions products

Storage optimization feature

Description

Compression

Maximize storage utilization by reducing file sizes.

Thin Reclamation

Optimize your thin array usage by setting set up thin storage.

SmartMove

Optimize your thin array usage with thin reclamation solutions to maintain thin storage.

SmartTier

Maximize storage efficiency by moving data to storage tiers based on age, priority, and access rate criteria.

SmartTier for Oracle

Oracle-optimized method to maximize storage efficiency by moving data to storage tiers based on age, priority, and access rate criteria.