Sun StorageTek QFS shared file system software improves quality of service and utilization of SAN infrastructures. It delivers maximum scalability, data management, and throughput for the most data-intensive applications, optimizing the data path across your infrastructure and enabling the convergence of SAN and NAS technologies. With nearly raw device access to information and data consolidation for read/write file sharing, QFS helps to boost productivity and eliminate administrative overhead.
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- PLATFORMS :
- Server:
- Sun Solaris SPARC platforms
- Sun Solaris x64 AMD Opteron platforms
- Clients: The client systems can be installed on the Solaris OS or on one of the following OSs:
- Red Hat Enterprise 3.0, AS, ES, and WS for x86/x64 platforms
- SuSE Enterprise Server 8 for x64 platforms
- For additional multi-platform Client support refer to the Sun StorageTek Multi-platform client (SANergy) supported clients
- OPERATING SYSTEMs :
- The Sun StorageTek QFS and Sun StorEdge SAM-FS 4U4 releases require the following minimum operating-system levels:
- Solaris 9 OS 4/03 for SPARC platforms
- Solaris 10 OS for SPARC and x64 platforms
- Red Hat Enterprise 3.0, AS, ES, and WS for x86/x64 platforms (Sun StorEdge QFS Shared Linux client only)
- SuSE Enterprise Server 8 for x64 platforms (Sun StorEdge QFS Shared Linux client only)
- Some features might require specific operating-system support levels. Refer to the product documentation posted at docs.sun.com
- LICENSING REQUIREMENTS :
- Sun StorageTek QFS users must purchase Update 4 media kits and RTU licenses for each server or MDC (Meta Data Controller) host. One license per server, NOT per domain. Order RTU licenses corresponding to the class of server hosting the software.
- RTU licenses are required for each Multi-Writer node accessing a shared QFS file system configuration.
- RTU licenses are required for all 'clients' accessing the shared file system.
- Users are required to purchase a QFS Linux Client media kit and RTU licenses for each client accessing the shared file system. RTU licenses are based on server CPUs.
- RTU licenses for each Solaris client accessing the shared file system are also available. RTU licenses are based on server CPUs.
- Other heterogeneous client access to a shared QFS file system requires users to purchase the Sun StorageTek Multi-Platform Client software for QFS (SANergy)
- WARRANTY LENGTH :http://www.sun.com/service/support/software
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