Veritas Storage Foundation Release Notes

Storage Foundation Release Notes
Changes introduced in 6.0
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Single CLI for different point-in-time copy operations
You can use the new SFDB command vxsfadm to perform various point-in-time
copy operations on your Oracle database. vxsfadm provides the following benefits:
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Uniform command line for multiple operations
Use case based functionality
Enhanced error handling
See Veritas Storage Foundation: Storage And Availability Management for Oracle
Databases.
Support for file-level snapshots for database cloning
You can use Storage Foundation for Databases (SFDB) tools to take file-level
snapshots of your Oracle database and then create one or more clones based on
those snapshots. SFDB tools use the underlying features of Storage Foundation
for this operation.
See Veritas Storage Foundation: Storage And Availability Management for Oracle
Databases.
Enhanced authentication support
The authentication support for Storage Foundation for Databases (SFDB) tools is
enhanced in this release. You can use the sfae_auth_op to set up and configure
authentication for SFDB tools.
See Veritas Storage Foundation: Storage And Availability Management for Oracle
Databases.
Licensing changes in the SFHA Solutions 6.0 release
Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 6.0 introduces the following
licensing changes:
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The Cluster File System license is deprecated. CFS customers are entitled to
the Storage Foundation Cluster File System High Availability (SFCFS HA)
functionality.
The VVR Option is renamed as Veritas Replicator Option. This option includes
VVR (volume-based replication) and the new file-based replication solution.
The VVR Enterprise license is deprecated; you can use Storage Foundation
Enterprise and add Veritas Replicator Option to get this functionality. VVR
Enterprise customers are entitled to Storage Foundation Enterprise with
Replicator Option.