From: Jeff Barratt (jbarratt@COMPSAT.COM)
Date: Wed Sep 04 2002 - 06:46:09 EDT
We resell the product for aix. I have it running on a few 5L machines in the
office. It does work well(albeit it is not the LVM), and one of the major
selling points is for Solaris shops with a few AIX machines. The learning
curve for VxVm/VxFs aware admins is significantly less than it would be
without the product. Veritas also sells Veritas cluster for AIX, and for
admins with little or no AIX/HACMP experience, the frontend and
implementation is friendlier. Both products have their limitations(as all
products do), but I also believe making the Veritas products available for
AIX adds yet another reason that solaris shops should consider IBM hardware
and software in future purchasing decisions.
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-ray
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 2:36 AM
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Subject: Re: Veritas Foundation Suite on AIX. why?
On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Jim Lane wrote:
> Hi, All.
>
> I just found out from a recent redbook that Veritas Foundation Suite,
> the LVM function typically used on Solaris, has been ported to AIX
> apparently with some kind of blessing from IBM.
I've noticed that the IBM of recent years will happily "bless" any
product/company that can produce more revenue for IBM. If you have a good
product and can potentially generate additional sales for IBM without
stealing too much share from their flagship products, then they're all for
it. I don't think they want to rule the world anymore, but will happily
jump into bed with anyone who does. :) Personally i think it's a smart
move.
And for the Sun shops who know (love?) Veritas and are considering a move
to AIX, Veritas on AIX would probably be a big plus. JMHO...
-Ray
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