FC Support with Symantec Dynamic Multi-Pathing and Storage Foundation
A location to create point in time, coalesced copies known as shadow copies
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The Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Provider for Volume Shadow Copy Service Software is
a VSS hardware provider that allows the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance to take consistent
snapshots for Windows hosts which are using block targets. VSS coordinates snapshots to
ensure block data is consistent. The provider communicates with a set of workflows on the
appliance to coordinate taking of snapshots as seen from the application. It works over both
iSCSI and Fibre Channel.
The Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Provider for Volume Shadow Copy Service Software
is installed on hosts that require this functionality and coordination between applications.
Complete documentation for this application integration is packaged with the downloaded
components in the form of a readme file. The provider software and readme file are available as
part of the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Software Providers and Plug-ins patch on the
Technology
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FC Support with Symantec Dynamic Multi-Pathing and
Storage Foundation
SF - Symantec Storage Foundation 5.1
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SF HA - Storage Foundation High Availability 5.1
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SFCFS/SF Oracle RAC - Storage Foundation Cluster File System/Storage Foundation for
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Oracle RAC 5.1
SFCFS/SFCFS Oracle RAC - Storage Foundation Cluster File System/Storage Foundation
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Cluster File System for Oracle RAC 5.1
Solaris 10 SPARC
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Solaris 10 x86
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Linux RedHat5
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Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL)
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Refer to Symantec's HCL at
Solutions Hardware TechNote (http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?
page=content&id=TECH47728).
Note the following restrictions:
Symantec's "required" appliance ASLs be installed which can be downloaded from: https://
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vos.symantec.com/asl
Symantec also required SF 5.1 VM patch level of 5.1RP2 or greater which can be
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downloaded from: https://vos.symantec.com/patch/matrix
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Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.6.x • September 2016
Network. More information on VSS is available on the Microsoft web site:
Symantec Storage Foundation and High Availability
Oracle
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