[Networker] upgrade path
2008-04-07 14:09:56
They're grabbing the deduplication functionality from Avamar and slowly merging
it back with Networker. They purchased it expressly for the deduplication
features. Eventually Avamar will be nothing more than a licensed feature of
Networker, is my guess (no separate Avamar client at all). Although, they will
probably still require you to have Avamar storage nodes.
Bruce Breidall wrote:
> OK, that makes sense. It is more of a migration path, which I can see as
> being useful.
>
> I've asked EMC about this avamar client for NW, and I still have not
> gotten any response to the benefits of getting to 7.4.1 to use this new
> client, besides maybe what you have provided - a migration path.
>
> The bigger question is why would EMC invest in 2 completely different
> backup products?
>
> Thanks again.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER < at > LISTSERV.TEMPLE.EDU]
> On
> Behalf Of David Dulek
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 12:14 PM
> To: NETWORKER < at > LISTSERV.TEMPLE.EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] upgrade path
>
> 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.EDU]
> >
> On
>
> > Behalf Of David Dulek
> > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 9:55 AM
> > To: NETWORKER < at > LISTSERV.TEMPLE.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.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.
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> >
> and
>
> >
> > type
> >
> >
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