VERITAS Storage Foundation combines VERITAS Volume Manager and VERITAS File System to simplify the management and improve the utilization of complex storage systems. VERITAS Storage Foundation combines the industry-leading VERITAS Volume Manager and VERITAS File System to provide a complete tool for online storage management. With VERITAS Storage Foundation, physical disks can be grouped into logical volumes to improve disk utilization and eliminate storage-related downtime. In addition, VERITAS Storage Foundation gives administrators the flexibility to move data between different operating systems and storage arrays, spread I/O across multiple paths to improve performance, replicate data to remote sites for higher availability and move unimportant or out-of-date files to less expensive storage without changing the way users or applications access the files.