Alex,
We currently use Win2K3 servers for both a master and one media server.
While everything seems to run okay, and it's easier to train GUI-reliant
people how to use it, I'd recommend sticking with UNIX for a lot of reasons.
The original software was designed for UNIX -- the Windows GUI was an
afterthought.
The administration console appears to be missing a lot of features -- there
are tasks that have toolbar buttons but no entry on context/file menus and
vice-versa.
There are a number of administration tasks that have no GUI
representation -- you are required to go to the command prompt to perform
certain tasks. Not just basic things either -- like manually deassigning
tapes, unfreezing media, manipulating the catalogs, and so on.
If you leave certain windows open at certain times, multiple background
processes start up, jeopardizing the integrity of not only the application,
but the backup process itself. We have to reboot both machines about once a
week.
You actually have to connect into the GUI machine with DameWare, PCAnywhere,
or something similar if you can't get directly to the machine -- if numerous
backups are running, the system can be so overloaded that these applications
won't connect. There's a remote Java client for version 5.1, but it's been
extremely unstable in my opinion -- I've only gotten it to work properly 2
times in the past 3 months. If you use UNIX, you can just telnet into it.
If your upper management's idea is that it will be easier to administrate,
and can put any Windows-savvy person into a position to administrate backup
procedures, they'll be in for a surprise. I've worked with Windows all the
way back since DOS 3.2, and have used almost every version to its potential
(I never worked with Win1.0 or 3.0). It still took me 2 weeks and about
1500 pages of reading to get far enough up to speed that I could do all my
admin tasks on the machine in just a few minutes rather than a few hours.
It's definitely not the most user-friendly GUI I've ever seen.
-S
----- Original Message -----
From: "DATASEC Software GmbH Javier González" <jg AT datasec DOT ch>
To: "'Wilkinson, Alex'" <alex.wilkinson AT dsto.defence.gov DOT au>;
<veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 3:09 AM
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] The Case For UNIX NB Cell Server ...
Hi Alex
First, going from Unix to windows will be something like .......... From
Mercedes to Fiat ? You understand what I mean?
Second: I'm really interested to know the reassons to change from DP to
NBU, It's because some specials problems, isues, ? I will appreciate your
answer
Sincerely
Javier
-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Wilkinson,
Alex
Sent: Mittwoch, 28. September 2005 03:38
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] The Case For UNIX NB Cell Server ...
Hi all,
We are preparing for a migration from HP DataProtector to Veritas NetBackup.
Currently our cell servers for DP are UNIX based. Upper management are
thinking of replacing our UNIX DP cell server for Windows NB Cell Servers. I
am a UNIX guy and I don't like this.
Question: Is there any benefit going either way for NB cell servers ?
i.e. Would using a UNIX cell server be a big benefit ? Or
does it not really matter ?
Thoughts please ?
- aW
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