Get support for the latest version of selected Veritas Storage Foundation software components with Solaris Cluster. Veritas Volume Manager and File System, part of Veritas Storage Foundation 5.1, are now supported on SPARC and X64 platforms with Solaris Cluster 3.2 11/09 and 3.2 1/09. Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) 5.1 Cluster Functionality (CVM) is supported on SPARC only.
Games to Rely on Wide Array of Hardware, Software, Consulting Services from Sun
Sun Microsystems of Canada will be responsible for managing the IT infrastructure supporting the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) in Vancouver, Canada. The assignment entails connecting 15 networked venues and three datacenters, running multiple business applications and an integration test lab, and keeping 10,000 media outlets up to date with over 100 TB of data. This technology infrastructure will handle daily operations as well as share real-time data with billions worldwide.
IDC White Paper Discusses How Sun’s Solution Addresses Customers’ Pain Points
An IDC white paper written by Jean S. Bozman examines the rise and needs of high availability in a virtualized world. Spotlighted is the Solaris Cluster and how it addresses many pain points experienced by IT operations looking to improve availability for applications and databases, while utilizing virtualization technologies.
Configuring a Development Environment to Practice OpenSolaris, Solaris Cluster Technologies
Learn how to set up a single x86-based system with OpenSolaris, configuring a training and development environment for Solaris 10/Solaris Cluster 3.2 and using VirtualBox to set up a two node cluster. These instructions can be found in the white paper “Practicing Solaris Cluster using VirtualBox” by Thorsten Frueauf. The presented configuration can be used to practice using various technologies such as Crossbow, COMSTAR, ZFS, IPsec, software quorum, and zone clusters.
Solaris Cluster is a multi-system, multi-site disaster recovery solution that manages the availability of application services and data across local, regional and vastly dispersed datacenters. Solaris Cluster 3.2 11/09 is the third update for this version and brings extended support for virtualization with more options for Solaris Container Cluster, failover Solaris Containers and LDoms, new file system and volume management choices, improved Scalable Services support and new replication solutions for Campus Cluster and Geo Cluster deployments.
Using Solaris Live Upgrade and Solaris Update on Attach ”
Maintaining Solaris Systems with Solaris Live Upgrade and Update on Attach,” a Sun BluePrints Online paper, explains how to use Solaris Live Upgrade and the Solaris Update on Attach feature, with Solaris Zones, Solaris Cluster, and the ZFS file system for software maintenance in general and the application of operating system patches in particular.
Exceeds Expectations in Service-Level Availability, IT Productivity and Cost Reductions
International Speedway Corporation (ISC) is a leading promoter of NASCAR and other motor sports. With the company experiencing 10-15% growth over several years, it decided to leave its third-party vendor hosted systems and build its own data center, engaging an IT vendor to remotely manage its mission-critical systems that include a ticketing system, ERP system and 54 interactive web sites. ISC chose Sun Remote Operations Management and reports its expectations have been far exceeded.
The First High Availability Solution for OpenSolaris
Open High Availability (HA) Cluster 2009.06 is available for OpenSolaris, making it the first HA solution for Sun’s open source OS. Touted as the next generation clustering software, the Open HA Cluster is based on Solaris Cluster technology and provides users of OpenSolaris minimized hardware requirements for simplified configuration. It features IPS-based packaging for ease in delivery and production level support from Sun.
SAP Components More Available than Ever for Running on Solaris OS
Among the many software applications supported by Solaris Cluster 3.2 01/09 is support for the SAP NetWeaver stack, which Prasad Dharmavaram discusses in a recent blog post. According to the blog, Solaris Cluster software can be used to improve the availability of SAP components running on Solaris OS. Because Solaris Cluster uses redundant components to protect against any planned or unplanned downtime, there is no single point of failure in the entire stack, Dharmavaram writes.
Solaris Cluster 3.1 and 3.2 not only supports Sun Blade X6240, both releases also are offered with Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275. Solaris Cluster is a multi-system, multi-site disaster recovery solution that manages the availability of applications services and data across local, regional, and vastly dispersed datacenters.
