Veritas InfoScale Storage + Essential Support - On-Premise Subscription License - 1 Core Plus - 3 Year

Experience enterprise-grade storage management and rock-solid data availability with Veritas InfoScale Storage, now available under an Academic Licensing Program (ALP) for on-premise deployments. This 3-year subscription license for 1 Core Plus is designed to empower educational institutions, research labs, and universities to optimize storage performance, reliability, and governance without compromising budget. Built for on-premise environments, InfoScale Storage consolidates storage provisioning, namespace management, and high-availability capabilities into a single, scalable platform. The Academic ALP pricing makes it more accessible for schools and colleges to equip their IT ecosystems with a robust storage solution that supports academic workloads, data-intensive research, and digital learning initiatives. By combining essential support with a flexible license model, Veritas helps IT teams focus on delivering critical services while maintaining predictable costs and ongoing access to product updates, patches, and expert assistance.

• Single-Core Plus On-Premise Deployment: This license covers 1 Core Plus for on-premise installation, giving you a compact yet scalable foundation to manage storage across servers, virtual machines, and bare-metal environments. Ideal for academic departments, labs, and pilot projects that require reliable data services without overcommitting hardware budgets.
• Three-Year Academic License: Lock in 3 years of access to Veritas InfoScale Storage with predictable budgeting aligned to academic calendars. The extended term supports long-term research projects, course deployments, and institutional workflows that demand continuity and stability in data management.
• Academic Licensing Program (ALP): Benefit from Veritas’ ALP pricing tailored for educational institutions. This program enables you to deploy enterprise-grade storage features at a more affordable rate, helping universities meet compliance and governance needs while driving innovation in teaching and research.
• Essential Support Included: The license bundle includes Essential Support, offering access to technical assistance, software updates, and critical issue response. This helps IT teams minimize downtime, accelerate problem resolution, and maintain service levels for students, faculty, and researchers.
• Feature-Rich Storage Management: InfoScale Storage provides storage virtualization, policy-driven management, and unified namespace capabilities that simplify administration, improve disaster recovery readiness, and enable scalable growth as your academic workload evolves.

Technical Details of Veritas InfoScale Storage + Essential Support - On-Premise Subscription License - 1 Core Plus - 3 Year

• License Type: On-Premise Subscription
• Core: 1 Core Plus
• Term: 3 Years
• Program: Veritas Academic Licensing Program (ALP)
• Intended Use: Academic institutions (education and research)
• Support Level: Essential Support included
• Deployment Model: On-Premises

How to install Veritas InfoScale Storage + Essential Support

Installing Veritas InfoScale Storage in an academic on-premises environment involves careful planning, validation, and configuration to maximize uptime and performance. Although specific steps may vary by hardware, operating system, and existing infrastructure, the following guidance outlines a practical approach suited for university data centers, departmental labs, and research clusters. Always refer to the official installation guides and your institution’s change-management policies for precise requirements and procedures.

• Assess and plan: Begin with an architectural assessment that maps your storage pools, servers, networking, and hypervisor footprint. Define service levels for different student workloads, faculty projects, and research data. Identify replication needs, disaster recovery sites, and maintenance windows to minimize disruption during deployment.
• Prepare the environment: Verify hardware compatibility, operating system versions, and required software dependencies. Ensure that your network fabric supports storage traffic isolation (VLANs or separate networks for data and management) and that monitoring endpoints are accessible. Prepare license provisioning and confirm that the 1 Core Plus license is properly allocated to the designated host(s).
• Provision storage resources: Create storage pools, volumes, and virtual namespaces that reflect your academic workflows. Define storage policies that align with performance and protection requirements, such as tiering for high-demand labs and archival rules for long-term research data.
• Install the Veritas components: Run the InfoScale Storage installer on the designated servers, configuring core services, storage agents, and management consoles. Establish the initial cluster or distributed environment according to your topology, ensuring secure authentication and proper time synchronization across all nodes.
• Define high-availability and disaster recovery settings: Configure HA resources, failover policies, and replication schemes to meet your RPO/RTO objectives. Set up automated failover testing to validate resilience without impacting ongoing academic activities.
• Tune performance and security: Apply best-practice tuning for I/O, caching, and metadata handling. Enforce role-based access, secure communication channels, and regular patching cycles to maintain compliance with institutional policies and regulatory requirements.
• Validate and train: Run comprehensive validation tests that simulate common academic workloads, including data-intensive simulations, virtual desktops, and collaborative research projects. Provide hands-on training for IT staff and lab administrators to ensure smooth operation and self-sufficiency.
• Document and monitor: Establish operational runbooks, backup routines, and monitoring dashboards. Set up automated alerts for capacity thresholds, performance slumps, and integrity checks to keep stakeholders informed and proactive in maintenance.

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What exactly does the 3-year Academic ALP license cover?

  A: The license provides on-premise access to Veritas InfoScale Storage with an academic pricing plan for a 3-year term. It includes the core storage features and Essential Support, enabling educational institutions to implement and operate the software within academic environments for the duration of the license. Specific terms, usage rights, and potential restrictions are defined by the ALP agreement and can be reviewed with Veritas or your authorized reseller.

• Q: What is included in Essential Support?

  A: Essential Support typically includes access to software updates and patches, technical assistance for installation and operation, and guidance from Veritas' support engineers for critical issues. It is designed to help educational institutions maintain uptime and address technical challenges promptly while keeping costs predictable.

• Q: Can this license be used for non-academic environments?

  A: This particular licensing option is tailored for academic institutions under the Veritas ALP. While you may be able to use the product in other settings, the pricing and terms are designed to meet the needs of education and research environments. For non-academic deployments, consult Veritas or an authorized reseller for appropriate licensing options.

• Q: Is this an on-premise perpetual license?

  A: No. This is an on-premise subscription license with a 3-year term. After the term ends, organizations typically renewal options or transition to a different licensing arrangement. Verify renewal terms and any migration paths with your Veritas representative.

• Q: What kind of workloads is InfoScale Storage suited for in an academic setting?

  A: InfoScale Storage is designed to support a range of data-intensive workloads common in education and research, including shared file services, database workloads, HPC clusters, virtualized environments, and sandboxed labs. Its storage virtualization and policy-driven management help optimize performance, availability, and capacity planning for diverse academic use cases.

• Q: Are there any prerequisites before installing?

  A: Yes. Prior to installation, verify hardware compatibility, ensure supported operating systems, confirm network readiness, and secure necessary licenses. It is also prudent to align deployment with campus IT standards, security policies, and any required approvals for academic systems maintenance.