VCS Intro

Veritas Cluster Server:
Veritas Cluster Server is the industry's leading cross-platform clustering solution for minimizing application downtime. Through central management tools, automated failover, features to test disaster recovery plans without disruption, and advanced failover management based on server capacity, Cluster Server allows IT managers to maximize resources by moving beyond reactive recovery to proactive management of application availability.

System Requirements:
Solaris
Solaris 9 & 10 on SPARC
Solaris 10 on x64

AIX
AIX 5.3
AIX 6.1

LINUX
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 on x86 and IBM system p
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 & 11 on x86 & IBM system p
Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5 on x86

HP-UX
HP-UX 11i version 1/2/3

Windows (Requires Veritas Storage Foundation)
Windows Server 2003 SP2 (x86): Web Edition
Windows Server 2003 SP2 (x86, x64, IA64): Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter Editions
Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 (x86, x64): Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter Editions
Windows Server 2008 SP1 or SP2 (x86, x64): Web, Standard (without Hyper-V or in guest), Enterprise (without Hyper-V or in guest), Datacenter (without Hyper-V or in guest) Editions
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP1 or SP2 (IA64)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64): Web, Standard (without Hyper-V or in guest), Enterprise (without Hyper-V or in guest), Datacenter (without Hyper-V or in guest) Editions
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems (IA64)
Windows 7 (x86, x64): (use with SFWHA client components)
Windows Vista SP1 or SP2 (x86, x64): Ultimate, Enterprise, Business Editions (use with SFWHA client components)
Windows XP SP2 or SP3 (x86, x64): (use with SFWHA client components)
Vertias Cluster Server for Windows (Standalone)
Windows Server 2003 SP2 (x86, x64, IA64): Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter Editions
Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 (x86, x64): Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter Editions
Windows 7 (x86, x64): (use with SFWHA client components)
Windows Vista SP1 or SP2 (x86, x64): Ultimate, Enterprise, Business Editions (use with SFWHA client components)
Windows XP SP2 or SP3 (x86, x64): (use with SFWHA client components)

VMware
VMware ESX 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.5, Virtual Center