Re: [Networker] Best version to migrate from 7.5.3?

The way it was explained to me is that 7.6.1 RA code is indeed production
ready. The difference between RA and GA is that 7.6.2 RA code is being
released to a limited user-base so EMC can closely track who is actually
using it and follow up with them about their experiences with it. From
what I was told, 7.6.2 will go GA after EMC's RA customers go 100 days
without reporting any issues with it. I tried 7.6.2 and I liked it a lot,
especially the new nsrwatch. I am anxiously awaiting the GA version. In
all honesty, I would be running the RA version now, but I ran out of time
to test it on hardware and I did see some issues with its nsrjobd process.
I am using the 7.6.2 client on a lot of servers I am backing up, but I had
to put my test server into production so the safe (job preservation) thing
to do was to run 7.6.1 server on it.

On 6/15/2011 9:58 AM, "Manel Rodero Blanquez" <manel AT FIB.UPC DOT EDU> wrote:

>Umm,
>
>I was thinking in 7.6.1 but I've read in the PDF for "RA Program" the
>following statement:
>
>"In 2011, you will see EMC begin to use a new release process for new
>versions of
>NetWorker software. Software will be released under Restricted
>Availability.
>Restricted Availability (RA) releases are fully-tested and
>production-ready, however,
>software and documentation are made available through an alternate
>process that
>lets EMC track adoption to ensure the early roll out meets customer
>expectations.
>After initial monitoring of progress and success in the marketplace, the
>software and
>documentation will be deemed Generally Available (GA) and moved in total
>to EMC
>Powerlink."
>
>So, I read that RA are fully-tested and production ready. I'm thinking
>to use/test in the near future the "Windows Disaster Recovery" feature
>using the ISO provided or the client upgrade because at this moment
>we're upgrading manually (I know that is possible to do that with our
>actual version but we haven't had time to test it yet).
>
>If I download 7.6.1 from PowerLink, is the latest version? Or do I need
>to download and apply the latest cumulative fixes? (7.6.1.7 as for the
>PDF file).
>
>Thank you.
>
>El 15/06/2011 15:21, Michael Leone escribió:
>>> You're better off going to 7.6.1 at this point, in light of the fact
>>> that 7.6.2 isn't even in general release status yet, nor will it be
>>> until EMC is satisfied that the current users of 7.6.2 are running
>> smoothly.
>>
>> Yeah, that's driving me crazy, too. All my Win2008 servers are on 7.5.2,
>> since we wanted to wait for 7.6.2 to be GA before upgrading. The reason
>>we
>> waited is because of what is (apparently) happening .. the RA release
>>is,
>> in effect, still a beta release, as "until EMC is satisfied that the
>> current users of 7.6.2 are running smoothly" indicates to me. But it's
>> getting to the point where I may have to move to 7.6.1, just to get
>>better
>> (not full) support for my Win2008 servers, some of which give me grief
>> about backing up VSS System Filesets, and so on.
>>
>> It's almost end of 2nd quarter, which was when 7.6.2 was supposed to be
>> GAed, I thought.
>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 15, 2011, at 6:12 AM, Manel Rodero Blanquez wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I would like to know if 7.6.2 is an stable release or is better to
>>>> upgrade to 7.6.1?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
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>o o o  IT Systems Manager
>o o o  Laboratori de Càlcul
>o o o  Facultat d'Informàtica de Barcelona
>U P C  Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Barcelona Tech
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