Re: [Networker] upgrade path
2008-04-07 13:17:55
I just noticed that someone mentioned moving to Avamar and they were going to
upgrade. I would upgrade to >7.4.1 so that the plugin into Avamar is there
during the transition, if they plan to use both for a period of time.
On Monday 07 April 2008, Bruce Breidall wrote:
> Thanks Dave.
>
> I think this is a marketing ploy for EMC to try and create some reason
> why a customer would actually want to hang on to Networker.
>
> No offense, but I don't see this as a compelling reason to choose one
> version over the other, especially if you don't own avamar (which is
> very expensive).
>
> Do you have a plan to get to avamar? Why would you even need NW if you
> have avamar? I am guilty of not knowing the benefits of having this NW
> and avamar arrangement.
>
> It looks like 7.3 is a completely different set of code than 7.4, with a
> completely different set of patches and problems.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
> On
> Behalf Of David Dulek
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 9:55 AM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] upgrade path
>
> Avamar plugs into Networker in version 7.4.1 and is compatible with the
> 7.3.3
> clients.
>
> On Tuesday 01 April 2008, Joe Infantino wrote:
> > On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 14:37:15 +0100, Davina Treiber
> >
> > <Davina.Treiber AT PEEVRO.CO DOT UK> wrote:
> > >Is there a good reason why you are going to 7.3.3 rather than 7.4.1?
>
> Do
>
> > >you perceive it to be more stable? If so, what particular bugs are
>
> you
>
> > >expecting to avoid?
> >
> > The rest of my environment, 40 Servers, are running 7.3.3 and I just
>
> wanted
>
> > to get to a common platform before I switch to Avamar within the next
>
> year.
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