Re: [Networker] best platform for newest networker?

Hello
As this debates goes on an on, i would like to chime in to.
>From all the posts it appears that platform of choice is Solaris ( 
Provided you have Unix expertise), where OS is mature and drivers are 
stable, Networker is native and the fixes are provided first up.
I happen to be in Windows Camp and i am intimidated by Solaris, over many 
years i have used Windows server, it has come along fine, now on Windows 
2003 64 bit and the hardware is reasonable priced, we have several 
monitoring tools, MOM, WSUS, SMS etc which keep an eye on the server, i 
have automated tape withdrawal through simple scripts and control M 
external scheduler, outside of networkers own Tape & Device management 
headaches, Windows server maintenance is second nature to us, drive 
re-sequencing continues to be an issue, however, recent IBM Tape drivers 
address that shortcoming.
Scripting some networker task is more prevalent with Unix\Linux however, 
CGIWIN, Unix tools from MS and pearl can help restore them on Windows etc.
As far as performance goes, i have been happy with the load that Windows 
server has carried, we have added two other sn servers to complement 
backing up over 7 TB ( FULL) and 3 TB Incremental schedule, VTL has helped 
us provide speedy restores as well.
Overall, i am happy with Windows, server and i would recommend you stay 
with it if you are in Windows Camp, if you have significant Solaris 
expertise , that platform will serve you best.
HTH



Vincent Lin <vlinx AT YAHOO DOT COM> 
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A big mistake to goto Linux

- Capital cost saving is great and operation cost is great too
- Good finger pointing exercise with your hardware vendors and Linux 
service providers
- Poor hardware management / hot plug support / stability
- Free endless bug finding exercise
- Good for a small environment only

If I had a choice, I would go Solaris / SPARC.

VL

----- Original Message ----
From: Dag Nygren <dag AT NEWTECH DOT FI>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:05:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Networker] best platform for newest networker?


> 
> 
Linux 
gets 
mentioned 
a 
lot 
- 
but 
there 
seems 
to 
me 
to 
be 
a 
fair 
deal 
of
> 
> 
effort 
to 
keep 
the 
kernel, 
the 
hardware, 
and 
the 
application 
all 
talking
> 
> 
to 
each 
other 
properly, 
If 
you 
are 
a 
mixed 
shop 
and 
you 
have 
solaris
> 
> 
admins 
in 
house, 
then 
I 
can't 
see 
how 
using 
linux 
would 
work 
out
> 
> 
cheaper...
> 
> 
 
Linux 
suffers 
from 
some 
immaturity 
(file 
systems, 
SAN 
stack), 
so 
its 
> 
configuration 
will 
be 
more 
complicated. 
I 
am 
not 
afraid 
of 
fixing 
driver 
> 
sources 
as 
was 
suggested 
more 
than 
once 
in 
this 
list, 
it 
is 
an 
> 
indication 
of 
immaturity. 
I 
do 
expect 
it 
to 
run 
OK 
with 
very 
minor 
> 
glitches 
once 
configured, 
so 
it 
will 
be 
my 
second 
OS 
choice 
for 
x86.

Well, 
you 
are 
close, 
but:

1. 
The 
filsystem(s) 
in 
Linux 
are 
perfectly 
fine 
for 
Networker 
use

2. 
The 
SAN 
stack 
os 
also 
OK. 
PROVIDED 
that 
you 
grab 
the 
driver
 
from 
the 
adapter 
manufaturer 
as 
the 
main 
problem 
has 
been 
that
 
the 
distros 
have 
been 
sing 
very 
old 
and 
buggy 
versions 
of 
the 
drivers.
 
One 
exception 
to 
this 
is 
SuSe, 
which 
seems 
to 
be 
fine 
"out 
of 
the 
box".

Best
Dag

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