What is available in Solaris 10 today to address data management requirements?
The Solaris 10 Operating System currently integrates key data management technologies such as NFS, UNIX file system (UFS), and the Solaris Volume Manager software. With the introduction of ZFS, file systems are now very easy to deploy. ZFS is designed from the ground up to automate common administrative tasks, protect data from corruption, and provide virtually unlimited scalability. This new file system uses virtual storage pools to make it easy to expand or contract file systems simply by adding more drives. • Network File System (NFS), developed and introduced by Sun, is the premier industry standard for file sharing between computers. NFS v4 software in Solaris 10 provides traditional file access with the addition of strong security features, improved access and performance on the Internet, and enhanced cross-platform interoperability. • UNIX File System (UFS) is integrated with Solaris and provides a general-purpose file system. It is suitable for a wide variety of applications an
