On 03 31, 2010, at 2:22 PM, MIchael Leone wrote:

> Over the weekend, I upgraded my NW 7.4.5 server and storage nodes to 7.5.2.
> I choose the 7.5.x branch because it's been around longer, and has had 2
> service packs to smooth out issues and kill bugs. And the 7.6 series has
> not had any service packs (yet).
> 
> My boss was just asking what 7.6 offers that 7.5 does not, and why don't we
> move to it, instead? And I realized I didn't know the answer. :-)
> 
> So what would 7.6 offer than 7.5 does not? We're a Windows shop only. I
> have 9 storage nodes (some are clusters). I have a bunch of VMware clients
> on an ESX cluster, but I back them up as standard clients, not as VCBs or
> as virtual clients. I have about 15 SQL servers using the SQL Module (I
> know that at some point, I will have to upgrade them to the NMM method, but
> that seems fraught with peril, from the posts here).
> 
> So what would be better for me - 7.5 or 7.6? I can go look up the sales
> pages on EMC and see what they say, buy I'm more interested in what the
> real users say. 

Michael;

Check out the 7.6 release notes. You should find the answers to your questions 
there. The release notes are available via PowerLink.

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