I have to disagree, if you want to keep it cheap, you can by cheap unix 
machines (sun sells opteron machines cheap, you can by linux compatible 
hardware just as cheap as the very same windows hardware) . . . There is simply 
no reason to burden yourself with windows crap!

The problem with multiple machines rather than one larger one, besides having 
more machines to maintain (and patch netbackup) is the cost of multiple media 
server licenses.

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Insurance Corporation of British Columbia - Victoria
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-----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 Major, Rusty
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 9:06 AM
To: jg AT datasec DOT ch; Wilkinson, Alex; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT 
edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] The Case For UNIX NB Cell Server ...


I would say the main benefit of going to Windows over Unix is probably cost. 
True, Unix will have better throughput than Windows, but you can make that up 
by getting more Windows servers. But then you have more to manage, so it all 
probably ends up being a wash.

Rusty

> -----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 DATASEC
> Software GmbH Javier González
> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 2:10 AM
> To: 'Wilkinson, Alex'; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> 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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