I know 7.6 is not yet certified for win2008, but 7.5.2 is. 

7.6 however, gives you a nicer NMC, as the console can be made to look
similar to the old Networker Administrator GUI.  

We are sticking with 7.5.2 until 7.6 comes out with a SP that is ok with
Win2008 R2. 

David M. Browning Jr.
IT Project Coordinator Enterprise Backups and Help Desk

 

-----Original Message-----
From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On
Behalf Of MIchael Leone
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 1:23 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: [Networker] 7.5.x or 7.6?

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.

Thanks



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Michael Leone
Network Administrator, ISM
Philadelphia Housing Authority
2500 Jackson St
Philadelphia, PA 19145
Tel:  215-684-4180
Cell: 215-252-0143
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