Networker

Re: [Networker] Networker 7.5 released

2008-12-23 02:19:15
Subject: Re: [Networker] Networker 7.5 released
From: "Joe N. Wallace" <joe.n.wallace AT GMAIL DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:17:42 +0000
I was trying to find some product information / release notes for the 7.5
version, but I find none.

Where are these new features listed?

2008/12/23 tkimball <networker-forum AT backupcentral DOT com>

> matharvest wrote:
> > Now we will all have something to do over the Christmas break ... whose
> > going to jump first?
> >
> > New features and changes
> >
> >   [snipped down to features that affect me.  --TSK]
> >
> > Support for Probe-based backups
> > LDAP v3 authentication for Console server users
> > Changes to the Client Backup Configuration Wizard
> > Directed recovery of save sets
> > Script-less command line improvements for cloning
> > Backing up renamed directories
> > Parallelism for backup groups
> > httpd replaces gsttclsh as web server process for NMC
> >
> >
>
>
> Though the above features (kept from your list) are interesting (the probe
> backup is an intriguing RFE that got shoehorned in), this item from the
> release notes gives me serious pause:
>
> LGTsc24548
> Due to a Solaris 10 operating system issue, asynchronous tape input/output
> operations are disabled by default. As a result, some I/O intensive
> operations such as cloning will be slower.
>
> There's also the note that an all LDAPS (SSL LDAP) environment can't run
> the NMC Server on Solaris if you intend to use LDAP.  That could be a
> deal-breaker for now here, and will require clarification with Sun (once
> they have their own media release of course :) ).
>
> There's an additional caveat of course:  This release requires another
> Update enabler license (this would make two for me, if I went this route).
>
> --TSK
>
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