I used BU Exec for 5 years and changed to Networker last November.  I don't
know the cost differences but from an operational side I have opinions.

First Exec give you more real-time information on what it is doing and what
it wants.  It tells you it is loading a tape, reading forward, writing,
needs tape #5, etc. right in the one interface that schedules, monitors and
does restores from backups. It is a lot more user friendly.

One thing I do not like about Exec and I do really like about Networker is
how Networker deals with the inevitable little burps in systems and
enterprise backups.  Meaning that when you have an issue like tape error;
system off-line; or anything that stops a job from running Exec would
refuse to run subsequent jobs that has the resource that had the issue.
Networker does not seem to care about the status of previous jobs that
failed to run instead it just runs the job as if there were no history.  In
other words Networker says if in doubt... run the job.  Exec says... if in
doubt fail the job. I would rather it run the job.

Most... if not all... the issues i have had with Networker have been NDMP
and NAS related.   The configuration has been a bear and it is still not
right.


David Mingia
Networks and Server Specialist
dmingia AT guilford DOT edu
Guilford College
5800 W. Friendly Ave.
Greensboro, NC  27410
336-316-2424




                                                                           
             Felix Pablo                                                   
             Grande                                                        
             <[email protected]                                          To 
             OM>                       NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU     
  
             Sent by: Legato                                            cc 
             NetWorker                                                     
             discussion                                            Subject 
             <NETWORKER@LISTSE         [Networker] Legato Networker vs     
             RV.TEMPLE.EDU>            Backup Exec                         
                                                                           
                                                                           
             08/15/2006 04:25                                              
             PM                                                            
                                                                           
                                                                           
             Please respond to                                             
             Legato NetWorker                                              
                discussion                                                 
             <NETWORKER@LISTSE                                             
              RV.TEMPLE.EDU>;                                              
             Please respond to                                             
                Felix Pablo                                                
                  Grande                                                   
             <[email protected]                                             
                    OM>                                                    
                                                                           
                                                                           



Hi,
has any body a comparative between Legato Networker and Backup Exec ?

In our company we are using Legato Networker but someone want to
change to Backup Exec.

Regards,

Felix

To sign off this list, send email to listserv AT listserv.temple DOT edu and 
type
"signoff networker" in the
body of the email. Please write to networker-request AT listserv.temple DOT edu 
if
you have any problems
wit this list. You can access the archives at
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/networker.html or
via RSS at http://listserv.temple.edu/cgi-bin/wa?RSS&L=NETWORKER

To sign off this list, send email to listserv AT listserv.temple DOT edu and 
type "signoff networker" in the
body of the email. Please write to networker-request AT listserv.temple DOT edu 
if you have any problems
wit this list. You can access the archives at 
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/networker.html or
via RSS at http://listserv.temple.edu/cgi-bin/wa?RSS&L=NETWORKER