Volume Replicator Advisor (VRAdvisor) is a planning tool that helps you determine an optimum Volume Replicator configuration.

This appendix provides information about installing and using this tool on different platforms. Wherever applicable, the information that is specific to a platform has been appropriately indicated. For Windows, the Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) has been renamed toStorage Foundation (SFW) from Release 4.1 onwards.

This appendix is intended for system administrators who are responsible for setting up replication using Volume Replicator. This appendix assumes that the user has:

This appendix guides you through the process of installing VRAdvisor and then evaluating various parameters using the data collection and data analysis process. It describes procedures using both the graphical user interface and the command line interface on the different platforms.