On November 4, 2014, Symantec completed another release of SORT.
SORT Landing page at https://sort.symantec.com/
With this release we added the following features and enhancements:
General:
• Product and Platform Lookup can be accessed directly from the menu under Documentation and is the main entrance for product matrix (https://sort.symantec.com/platformlookup )
• Improved search performance
Storage Foundation and Availability Solutions:
• Feature Support History (https://sort.symantec.com/product_features/history ) provides the capabilities to find out the supported product versions by feature
• Product features page (https://sort.symantec.com/product_features ) extends the product list to Storage Foundation HA, Storage Foundation HA/DR, Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA, Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA/DR, Storage Foundation for Windows, etc
• Symantec Management Packs (MP) for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) can be download directly on SCOM Packs page (https://sort.symantec.com/scom)
• EOSL information available in Product and Platform Lookup (https://sort.symantec.com/platformlookup)
• Quick access to the OS native commands to use for filling in details in the SPVU Calculator page (https://sort.symantec.com/spvu_calc )
• AIX LPAR and DLPAR environment support in UNIX Data Collector increases the accuracy in SPVU reporting within the licensing deployment reports
The highlights of SORT Data Collectors( https://sort.symantec.com/data_collectors )
• Vxexplorer collects the vxvm disk information in the evidence log for troubleshooting
• Added more Risk Assessment checks for the vxreplay feature in the UNIX data collector to identify the risks based on the evidence logs
• Bridged the gap between traditional Windows Vxexplorer functionalities and Log Collection functionalities in SORT Windows Data Collector
• Added the feature in Windows Data Collector CLI to redirect the generated Windows Vxexplorer log files to a separate path/location
NetBackup Solutions:
• Enhancements to the NBDB space check to accommodate non-default configurations and all major, minor and release update upgrades of NetBackup
• Addition of NetBackup specific resources to the Product and Platform Lookup results
• Displayed which type of NetBackup host (master, media and/or client) requires the OS patch - Only applicable to 7.6.1 reports.
• Enhance the disk space system requirement for Windows platforms detailing where the space is required for the NetBackup product
• See separate NetBackup SORT news announcement for additional details