Re: [Networker] VSS on Windows
2008-04-23 04:16:57
James Pratt wrote:
Sorry, I'm still fairly new to NW, so this may be a dumb question, but
does anyone know if there are any additional licensing issues/things to
be aware of moving forward on this VSS stuff with 2008 server? Does
EMC/NW require any special license for VSS etc ?
So, I've found this thread kind of confusing and unclear - maybe it's
just me as I don't know much of windoze VSS yet, I don't know..
I am not sure either exactly what VSS is or how it works, again because
I am a Unix bod and am a bit reluctant to get into Windows concepts such
as VSS and AD.
However there is a new NetWorker module called something like NetWorker
module for Microsoft applications - and this does require a licence.
This is touted as a replacement for all the other Microsoft modules such
as SQL and Exchange, although if VSS is basically an Open File Manager
then I don't see how it can make a consistent backup of a database.
If it is just an OFM, then it looks to be a solution to a long standing
problem that other OSes don't have. (Has anyone got a copy of QEMM for
Vista BTW? ;-) )
Or is it more than an OFM and more of a snapshot tool? Even if it
provides snapshotting it would still require a way of properly
quiesceing any databases before backing them up.
So - I am still as confused as I was at the start of this thread.
Perhaps it is because I have an underlying unwillingness to understand
Windows. I have been hoping for many years that Windows would just go
away but I suspect I may be a little optimistic about this.
This is a really fantastic mailing list - I just want to say thanks to
all, as just by "lurking" here the past few months I have learned a
great deal of stuff, and I'm *VERY* happy to see no bickering, fighting,
or flaming whatsoever, which makes things much more comfortable and
easier to ask questions. (Let's face it google often makes stuff more
confusing , especially when it comes to this networker beast! ;)
Strangely Google seems to know virtually nothing about NetWorker. This
list and its archives are by far the best resource on NetWorker. There
is also a Tek-Tips group for NetWorker but I find that to be more of a
newbie resource, whereas this list is suited to all levels from newbie
to expert.
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