Re: Veritas Foundation Suite on AIX. why?

From: Bill Verzal (Bill_Verzal@BCBSIL.COM)
Date: Wed Sep 04 2002 - 09:02:11 EDT


If I'm not mistaken, isn't LVM public domain ? I'm sure there are several
versions out there, it's just that I like the AIX implementation of it
best.

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One advantage that Veritas has is it can journal data as well as meta-data.
Something JFS and JFS2 cannot do (journals only meta-data).

Jim Lane <JLane@TORONTOHYDRO.COM> 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 couldn't tell from the
>description why this is supposed to be a good idea, other than possibly
>making my AIX and Solaris machines all look alike:.) has anybody out
>there had any experience of this product on AIX? if so, why?
>
>TIA
>
>Jim Lane
>Sr. Technical Consultant
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>Toronto Hydro
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