Re: [Networker] Legato 7.3

I was advised during the beta test that the "Green GUI" is fine for
monitoring NetWorker 7.3 but should not be used for making changes,
particularly to devices and jukeboxes.

Conrad Macina
Pfizer, Inc.



On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:21:50 -0800, Ballinger, John M
<john.ballinger AT PNL DOT GOV> wrote:

>Turns out I can run the 7.2.1 nwadmin Windows against a 7.3.Build.190
Solaris - but I assume there are some things you can't do ?
>When are the media kits going out ?
>
>Thanks - John
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT 
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Behalf Of Siobhan Ellis
>Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 3:08 PM
>To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: [Networker] Legato 7.3
>
>The NMC server does not have to be installed with every NetWorker server.
It can connect to multiple NetWorker servers. So, in a DMZ, you have NMC on
the inside, and tunneling through to the NetWorker server in the DMZ.
>
>I do agree, BTW, that it was a dumb move to completley blow away nwadmin.
>They should've run side by side for a while.
>
>Siobhan
>
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>>>> Peter.Viertel AT MACQUARIE DOT COM 31/12/2005 9:53:19 am >>>
>
>just installed 7.3 on my sparc workstation, (283MB download... grrr).
>
>i can confirm there is no nwadmin....
>
>nmc sets up a database, but also provides a backup method for it, and it
got set up by default when installing a server.... this will probably have
to be done manually when upgrading....
>
>the JRE situation is ugly....   for the solaris10 mozilla i had to re-hook
>some symlinks from /usr/java to /usr/j2se... and then when the gui is
launching it wanted stuff from the net, some compressed .jar files... and
then it tanked because our corporate virus scanning proxy blocked the
request.... it is not going to be fun doing this in a DMZ...
>
>on windows xp my corporate laptop has a sun jre... but was 1.5....   it did
>however provide a link to a windows installer for jre 1.4.2 ... from the
nmc server... so theres another reason for the bloat...  anyway, on
following that link, i did actually get NMC to fly, but only in IE, not in
firefox....
>
>I agree with previous comments.... if i was evaluating legato i would have
been gone by now to look at commvault and netbackup...
>
>and you just need to *know* that the default login is
administrator/administrator.
>
>also, the windows 7.2.1 nwadmin fails to connect to the 7.3 server with
some vague RPC errors.... not sure if this is surmountable yet.
>
>taking nwadmin out has got to be one of the most idiotic decisions i have
seen legato take.... It will probably put us back at least 6 months before
we can upgrade as we now have to retrain all the sysops and admins, we'll
have to reformulate the training material, and don't even get me started on
how to convince the desktop people to downgrade jre on everyone's desktop...
>
>
>
>________________________________
>
>From: Legato NetWorker discussion on behalf of Itzik Meirson
>Sent: Sat 31/12/2005 8:25 AM
>To: NETWORKER AT listserv.temple DOT edu
>Subject: Re: [Networker] Legato 7.3
>
>
>
>1.4.2 and up BUT NOT 1.5 !!!
>Itzik
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
>On Behalf Of michael brooks
>Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 21:33
>To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: [Networker] Legato 7.3
>
>
>> NMC is a huge bloated package, and depends on Java. You MUST have a
>compatible browser and a compatible Java run-time environment to use it.
>
>
>anyone know which java versions are supported?
>
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