> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
> On Behalf Of Davina Treiber
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:14 AM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] VSS on Windows
> 
> James Pratt wrote:
> 
> > Sorry, I'm still fairly new to NW, so this may be a dumb question,
> but
> > does anyone know if there are any additional licensing issues/things
> to
> > be aware of moving forward on this VSS stuff with 2008 server? Does
> > EMC/NW require any special license for VSS etc ?
> >
> > So, I've found this thread kind of confusing and unclear - maybe
it's
> > just me as I don't know much of windoze VSS yet, I don't know..
> 
> I am not sure either exactly what VSS is or how it works, again
because
> I am a Unix bod and am a bit reluctant to get into Windows concepts
> such
> as VSS and AD.
> 
> However there is a new NetWorker module called something like
NetWorker
> module for Microsoft applications - and this does require a licence.
> This is touted as a replacement for all the other Microsoft modules
> such
> as SQL and Exchange, although if VSS is basically an Open File Manager
> then I don't see how it can make a consistent backup of a database.
> 
> If it is just an OFM, then it looks to be a solution to a long
standing
> problem that other OSes don't have. (Has anyone got a copy of QEMM for
> Vista BTW?  ;-)  )
> 
> Or is it more than an OFM and more of a snapshot tool? Even if it
> provides snapshotting it would still require a way of properly
> quiesceing any databases before backing them up.
> 
> So - I am still as confused as I was at the start of this thread.
> Perhaps it is because I have an underlying unwillingness to understand
> Windows. I have been hoping for many years that Windows would just go
> away but I suspect I may be a little optimistic about this.

Thanks Davina. 

So, here is the ultimate *list-test* - Can *anyone* from EMC/Legeto on
the list please clear this up a bit? Now it's even more confused to me -
"nmm" replacing exch nm and sql nm? .. are the other modules eventually
going away?

Thanks again
Jamie

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