I emailed questions about the ClientPAK for UNIX, ClientPAK for PC
desktops and ClientPAK for Windows to the resellers that we generally
work with. I got three different answers about what we needed for our
environment!
I'll also be asking more questions and trying to speak with someone to
get a definite answer.
Thanks.
Teresa
-----Original Message-----
From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
On Behalf Of Roberta Butcher Gold
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 4:42 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] ClientPak for Unix?
I received an email from someone on this list indicating that our
Sales Rep and EMC/Legato licensing department states that we DO need
"Clientpak for Unix" if our unix client is running a different flavor
of unix than the server! Sigh ...
Anyway, I sent email to our PSAM to get to the bottom of this ... stay
posted.
>Dave Mussulman wrote:
>>It's important to audit these things. On our last renewal, they
>>end-of-lifed / recycled our 'ClientPak for PC Desktops' into a
>>'ClientPak for Windows' license, but didn't take the old license off
the
>>quote.
>>Worse than that, we already had a ClientPak for Windows NT which
>>sufficed for the 'ClientPak for Windows' license. So they charged for
>>the ClientPak for PC Desktops, the ClientPak for Windows they added to
>>replace the PC Desktops, and the original ClientPak for Windows NT --
>>billing us three times for something we only needed one of. Adjusting
>>the quote lowered the cost by almost $1000.
>>
>>I assume it's implied that if the Networker server is running on
Linux,
>>then the ClientPak for UNIX is required to backup Solaris/AIX/HPUX,
>>and you don't need a ClientPak for Linux to backup linux clients?
>>
>The ClientPaks are only needed for platforms that are different.
>So, this would include a need for a Linux ClientPak if your server
>is different than Linux.
>
>As you stated above, the world of Legato licensing is an ever
>changing "exciting" world. :)
>
>>On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 10:55:12AM -0700, Roberta Butcher Gold wrote:
>>
>>>We are preparing to renew our licenses also, and being a customer
>>>of NetWorker since 4.0, I was under the impression we still needed
>>>a "Clientpak for Unix" license if the clients were a different
>>>flavor of Unix than our server ...
>>>
>>>Many thanks to you George for asking the question!!!
>>>
>>>Straight from Legato:
>>>
>>>FR: ysong
>>>
>>>3151114 Licensing Issues
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi Roberta,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>If my server is a Unix (AIX) machine, do I need a "Clientpak for
>>>>Unix" to back up my Solaris, SGIs, and Digital Unix clients?
>>>>
>>>
>>>If you have enough client connections, then you don't need any
>>>clientpak for unix as your NW server is of unix platform.
>>>
>>>The only situation where you would need one is that , your NW
>>>backup server is Windows platform, then in that case you need a
>>>clientpak for Unix.
>>>
>>>The only exception is Linux clients, you need a linux clientpak
>>>if your NW server is either Window or Unix. We treat linux more
>>>like a module.
>>>
>>>In summary , you don't need a separate clientpak for unix.
>>>
>>>
>>>regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Yung Song
>>>Legato Technical Support
>>>EMC Software Group
>>>
>>>
>>>At 9:45 AM -0400 6/8/05, George Sinclair wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I'm sure this question has been dealt with before, but I'm in a rush
to
>>>>get an answer and have not been able to get any clear answers or
return
>>>>calls from Legato, and we have support; otherwise, I'd talk to them
>>>>about this and not waste anyone's time.
>>>>
>>>>We have a Solaris server running NetWork Edition. We have *always*
had
>>>>the "ClientPak for UNIX" as one of our products as shown in the
server
>>>>registration window. My understanding is that in order to support
>>>>different flavors of Unix, other than the server's (in this case
>>>>Solaris), this is a necessary product, or at least it was at one
time.
>>>>We do back up other flavors of Unix, including Linux; however, in
the
>>>>case of Linux, we also have the required "ClientPak for Linux", and
>>>>because we also back up Windows machines, we also have the
"Clientpak
>>>>for Windows".
>>>>
>>>>Questions:
>>>>
>>>>1. Does the built-in support for 10 clients (server and 9 other
clients)
>>>>that you always get with NetWorker extend to all non-Linux flavors
of
>>>>Unix as long as you have the "ClientPak for Unix"? In other words,
in
>>>>our case, if we had no other "NetWorker client connections", would
we
>>>>still be able to back up 9 AIX boxes, or 9 SGI boxes, or any
>>>>combination, etc. assuming the server was Solaris, or does the
built-in
>>>>support only allow for 9 Solaris clients (server makes 10)?
>>>>
>>>>2. If we we're only backing up Solaris clients, would the "ClientPak
for
>>>>Unix" be necessary?
>>>>
>>>>2. What would happen if we removed the "ClientPak for Unix"? We're
still
>>>>running 6.1.1, but not sure if later updates obviated the need for
this
>>>>product? We're getting ready to renew our maintenance and needed to
know
>>>>if this should definitely be included.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>George
>>>>
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>>>ICC/HPSD - Security Technologies Group
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