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    Symantec Unveils New VMware-Ready Cluster Server

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    Chris Preimesberger
    Published November 7, 2006
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      Because running several virtual servers on one physical machine can be tricky for administrators, data storage and security provider Symantec introduced on Nov. 7 a new server designed to work in clusters and supply native support to data centers running VMwares trendy virtual-server software.

      Veritas Cluster Server 5.0 for VMware ESX automates remote failover for disaster recovery and provides management of clustered virtual and physical servers, a company spokesperson said. It runs on Windows, Linux and Unix platforms.

      The new Veritas product aims to prevent downtime in case of application, virtual machine, network link or server failures, the spokesperson said. It also centralizes cluster management in a single ESX server.

      Cluster Server 5.0 is a part of what Veritas calls its Server Foundation, a suite of products that enable enterprise users to monitor what is running on the servers in their data centers, actively manage and administer all their servers, and ensure that critical applications running on those servers are always available.

      Cupertino, Calif.-based Symantec will be demonstrating Cluster Server 5.0 for VMware ESX at the VMworld 2006 conference in Los Angeles in early November.

      Cluster Server 5.0, according to the company spokesperson, also provides application and resource monitoring—as well as server monitoring, which provides a higher level of availability.

      It also features comprehensive testing for disaster recovery by integrating both application failover and data replication to enable organizations to test disaster recovery without disrupting production environments.

      /zimages/6/28571.gifClick here to read more about Symantecs simplified customer support.

      “As IT managers try to rein in server sprawl and improve resource utilization across the enterprise, they are faced with the challenge of deploying multiple data availability and management solutions to control and protect an ever-growing population of virtual servers,” said Brian Babineau, analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group.

      “With VCS for VMware ESX, Symantec has simplified the task for VMware customers by providing a single platform that can prevent downtime of mission-critical applications running in virtual and physical server environments across any distance and any platform.”

      Cluster Server 5.0 also allows customers to maximize the advanced features of VMware by interoperating with VMwares VMotion and Distributed Resource Scheduler.

      If a virtual machine is moved from one server to another for planned maintenance using VMotion, the movement will be recognized by Cluster Server 5.0, and it will automatically update the cluster status, the spokesperson said.

      Cluster Server 5.0 also includes Fire Drill, a unique feature that provides an added layer of protection for virtual servers.

      With Fire Drill, organizations can verify a disaster recovery plan and configuration without impacting the production environment, the spokesperson said.

      In virtual environments where server locations change frequently, Fire Drill helps monitor and track mobile servers, their configuration and dependency links, the spokesperson said.

      Price and availability

      Veritas Cluster Server 5.0 for VMware ESX is scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2007. Pricing for VCS for VMware ESX starts at $1,995 per server.

      /zimages/6/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest news, reviews and analysis on enterprise and small business storage hardware and software.

      Chris Preimesberger
      Chris Preimesberger
      https://www.eweek.com/author/cpreimesberger/
      Chris J. Preimesberger is Editor Emeritus of eWEEK. In his 16 years and more than 5,000 articles at eWEEK, he distinguished himself in reporting and analysis of the business use of new-gen IT in a variety of sectors, including cloud computing, data center systems, storage, edge systems, security and others. In February 2017 and September 2018, Chris was named among the 250 most influential business journalists in the world (https://richtopia.com/inspirational-people/top-250-business-journalists/) by Richtopia, a UK research firm that used analytics to compile the ranking. He has won several national and regional awards for his work, including a 2011 Folio Award for a profile (https://www.eweek.com/cloud/marc-benioff-trend-seer-and-business-socialist/) of Salesforce founder/CEO Marc Benioff--the only time he has entered the competition. Previously, Chris was a founding editor of both IT Manager's Journal and DevX.com and was managing editor of Software Development magazine. He has been a stringer for the Associated Press since 1983 and resides in Silicon Valley.
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