I've just come out of Legato EMC (DEc 17th 2004) AlphaStor is NOT NetWorker
V8. Just wanted to clear that up.
Siobhan
>>>tkimball AT BRASS DOT COM 02/04/05 9:33 pm >>>
I've cc-d this back to the list, since the hotfix list is included.
Well, we started with no AS at all, which was a lot easier - sort of.
We still had to upgrade the Networker Server to Solaris 8 (It was
2.6), then Sun EBS 7.1.2 (We use Sun's rebranded version, so our
upgrade path is restricted). _Then_ AS could be installed.
Note that if you're talking about a Solaris NW server, Solaris 8 is
required (or at least it was in our case, due to other software
involved). That should be done before NW or AS. As to the order of
which of those should be upgraded first, you'll need to consult with
Legato.
I'm not certain what the differences are to 7.1.3, have not seen a Sun
patch for it yet. Personally I had enough problems as it was, so not
likely going to upgrade Networker at all unless its to remove
AlphaStor in the process (aka Networker version 8).
So far 7.2 and 7.1.3 are making me uncomfortable from recent posts
(though the fanciest thing I backup today is MS SQL Server, or Lotus
Notes). Stick to 7.1.2 unless you desperately need something from the
other two, and the new version is on the AS Compatibility Guide.
As for the hotfixes, this is the list (Be Warned, you should check
with Legato first before going near these - tech had me install them
sort of 'sight unseen' since it was a new site):
LGTpa65581, LGTpa66435, LGTpa66827, LGTpa67080
--TSK
On Fri, 4 Feb 2005, Botham, Anthony (AFM) wrote:
>
>I'm planning an upgrade soon from NSR 6.1.3_AS to 7.1.2 and AS 3.0
>SR1 to SR2. Would you be able to send me a list of the hot fixes you
>needed for AS.
>
>I also looked at upgrading to 7.1.3 but it's not on the support
>matrix and EMC Legato couldn't tell me if 7.1.3 worked with AS 3.0
>SR2. Did you have any experience with this ?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Anthony
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT
>EDU] On
>Behalf Of T. S. Kimball
>Sent: 04 February 2005 07:16
>To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: [Networker] Calling all Alphastor users
>
>
>Yes, as a new AS user (about four months now), the main summary of the
>experience is 'Ick.' Though for the most part its now a 'set it and forget
>it' type of software, it had its moments.
>
>Some of my own notes for anyone looking into this:
>
>- I agree with most everyone here, and would not get it unless absolutely
>needed. In our case it was, we need to use DLT and LTO-2 in the same
>Networker Library sanely (and multimedia library is the ONLY reason I can
>think of these days you'd need AS - we had a reasonable, if primitive, tape
>tracking system and tape sharing is possible with DDS now).
>
>- Be prepared to upgrade to Networker 7.1.2 (specifically) or Sun EBS equiv
>for every datazone covered. The latest AS works best with this version,
and
>none of the issues Chad mentions has come up. However I'm not likely to
>upgrade again until NW 8, or whatever version actually integrates
multimedia
>libraries (then AS gets kicked out again, pronto).
>
>- Same goes for hotfixes to AS - make sure they're done before enabling it.
>One hotfix though should be done *after* migration of an existing setup
>which we did not realize until afterward. I can supply a list if anyone is
>interested.
>
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