> From: David Magda <dmagda AT EE.RYERSON DOT CA>
> Reply-To: EMC NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>, 
> David
> Magda <dmagda AT EE.RYERSON DOT CA>
> Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:35:27 -0400
> To: <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
> Subject: Re: [Networker] NetWorker host: Solaris vs. Windows vs. Linux
> 
> On Mar 10, 2009, at 04:16, tkimball wrote:
> 
>> Not quite.  Solaris x64 licenses (including server) cost the same as
>> Linux or Windows boxes - at least on the Sun Store website.
> 
> Solaris licenses don't cost anything--you only have to pay Sun for the
> software if you want support. From what I've seen the price of support
> is competitive (and often cheaper) than Red Hat.
> 
> Solaris also runs on, and is certified by, Dell, IBM, HP, and Fujitsu
> on their x86 gear.
> 
> I'm assuming that NetWorker on Solaris x86 is the same as for SPARC
> (it's just a recompile).

Unless EMC's changed its pricing for NetWorker licensing, it costs a lot
more to license a NetWorker storage node or NetWorker server under Solaris,
compared with Linux.

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