Re: [Networker] NetWorker Licensing

On Fri, Oct 07, 2005 at 07:50:53AM -0700, Moore, Joe wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Legato NetWorker discussion 
> > [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Rathindra 
> > Nath Dhali Operations IT
> > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 3:50 AM
> > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> > Subject: [Networker] NetWorker Licensing
> > 
> > Hi NW Admins,
> > Can anyone help me regarding licensing for the following environment?
> > 
> >     * Server: NetWorker 7.1.1 for UNIX (running on HP-UX)
> >     * Clients to be added: Windows 2003 Servers.
> > 
> > * Does our setup require 'NetWorker Windows 2003 Open File Option'
> > license?
> > 
> 
> Only if you want to:
>       a) back up your system using the Windows 2003 VSS service, or
>       b) not see a message in every completion message that VSS is
> disabled, and
>       c) not see a message in every completion message that VSS is not
> licensed.
> 
> The VSS service is Microsoft's "New Way" to run backups.  It includes
> functionality to back up SQL server (As part of the VSS SYSTEM SERVICES:
> saveset) as well as the rest of the server.
> 
> My experience with the VSS "feature" in Networker is described at
> https://listserv.temple.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0507&L=networker&T=0&F=&S=&;
> X=4C905A0C3854681513&Y=jmoore%40ugs.com&P=1891

One caveat about VSS: Networker only uses it for backups for
applications that support VSS.  Exchange, SharePoint, Oracle, and others
have started to code VSS support into their products.

We use VSS for Volume Shadow Copies on a file server.  Networker doesn't
interact with this.  So, even though there are snapshot "cold" files on
a file server thanks to VSS/Volume Shadow Copies, Networker uses the
normal file API and doesn't backup the 'offline' version of these files.
In that respect, it's not an open file manager -- it's just another way
to backup Exchange or Oracle or anything else with VSS, except the
native OS files.

That, and the per-client licensing for VSS, really left a bad taste in
my mouth with VSS and Legato.

Dave

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