VCS and MCSG coexist?

[krs2prs]

Hi,
I just want to verify if Veritas Cluster Software can be installed in a system with MCSG? Can they co-exist?
Thanks,
krs2prs

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Can they be installed on the same box?

Yes.

Can you run the two products side by side? That may be problematic, depending on the actual technology and needs of each product. They may need exclusive control of some resource or port that only one can have.

I'd want to test this combination before making a plan to deploy it.

It would seem that both products perform the same function and it might be easier to try and use one or the other.

SEP

[Duncan Edmonstone]

As SEP stated, yes you can install them on the smae box - but configure into a cluster? No absolutely not. Both SG and VCS use cluster membership protocols which would be mutually exclusive. I would expect that neither Symantec or HP would support this configuration.

But ignoring that issue - why on earth would you WANT to do this?

HTH

Duncan

[krs2prs]

Hi Sep/Duncan,
Thanks for you reply. We want to migrate from MCSG to VCS. So, we are thinking of migrating the package one at a time until all have been migrated to VCS.
thanks,
krs2prs

[Duncan Edmonstone]

Presumably Symantec have 'persuaded' you to do this - maybe you should ask them for a migration plan?

HTH

Duncan