Phil, 
 
6.0 is the release that did the multithreading thing. I am not sure if all of 
netbackup is now multithreaded, but much of it is. 
For us the early 6.0 was really unstable, but  we had several problems with 5.1 
that were fixed with 6.0. (Because netbackup 5 was not multithreaded we had 
timeouts which lead to different socket errors when running more then one 
backup stream to a client).
 
The 6.0 MP3 patch fixed many of the multithreading issues and MP4 added many 
more fixes. 
 
As 5.1 was not perfect, it may be to the point where 6.0 MP4 is better. It all 
depends on the options you are using, the hardware you are using, and the 
attributes of your workload. 
 
len

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From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces 
at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Weber, Philip
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 5:54 AM
To: Hampus Lind; veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Upgrade to NBU 6.0 or wait for 6.5...


Due to the emails I've seen on this list about 6.0 issues, I plan to stay on 
5.1 until I have a pressing need to upgrade or 6.0 seems to have settled down.  
Apparently 6.5 may be multithreaded, which might influence my decision based on 
some hardware that is also coming in the door.  Mind you, that suggests a 
re-write, so maybe we'll expect lots of problems with 6.5 when it comes out?
 
Phil

        -----Original Message-----
        From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu 
[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Hampus Lind
        Sent: 23 November 2006 10:44
        To: veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
        Subject: [Veritas-bu] Upgrade to NBU 6.0 or wait for 6.5...
        
        

        Hi all,

         

        We run NBU 5.1 and are considering to upgrade to 6.0 in Q1 next year.. 
But what I have understood Symantec will release NBU 6.5 in summer time 2007. 

        Of course there can be delays in 6.5 delivery and it may or may not bee 
unstable.. But anyhow, what are your plans if you run 5.1?

         

        Thanks and regards, 

         

        Hampus Lind
        Rikspolisstyrelsen
        National Police Board
        Tel dir: +46 (0)8 - 401 99 43
        Tel mob: +46 (0)70 - 217 92 66
        E-mail: hampus.lind at rps.police.se <mailto:hampus.lind at 
rps.police.se> 

         

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