Symantec has launched Veritas Cluster Server 5.0 for
VMware ESX, an enterprise-class high-availability and disaster
recovery solution for business-critical virtual
environments.
Cluster Server for VMware ESX provides advanced monitoring
capabilities for applications running inside virtual machines and
automates failover across local and remote sites in the event of
disasters to provide a higher level of application availability
than existing manual recovery methods.
Designed for improving server resource utilisation across
datacentres, Cluster Server for VMware is made to help prevent
downtime associated with application, virtual machine, network link
or server failures. In addition, Cluster Server for VMware aims to
ensure availability in a single datacentre, as well as multiple
datacentres.
Cluster Server is a key component of Veritas Server Foundation,
a server and application management solution for datacentre
automation (DCA), which endeavours to help IT organisations meet
service level expectations and control operating costs.
Cluster Server for VMware is complementary to Symantec's clustering
solutions for Windows, Linux, and Unix platforms. Symantec claims
market leadership in cross-platform server clustering, citing the
2006 edition of the IDC Worldwide Clustering and Availability
Software report.
Ultimately customers need disaster recovery solutions that can
quickly kick in business continuity operations. Systems such as
Veritas Cluster Server for VMware ESX should allow enterprises to
proactively ensure the high availability of mission-critical
applications running in virtual environments. In doing this though,
internal service level agreements have to be met and application
and system complexity should be minimised and downtime should be in
the ballpark of mere moments every year.
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