Thanks to everyone who responded. Here's the information:
Joe Ryals:
Networker was what our company used to do our backups, we are currently
rolling out Veritas NetBackup as the replacement. I am not very involved
with the backups but Networker has been quite probmatic for us. We have
(now) 2 backup servers (both running Solaris), 1 for the Unix systems
and the other for NT. Our unix servers consist of AIX, Solaris, and
Tru64. Error codes are far better in NetBackup which is something that I
do know.
I spoke to our guys that are pushing out the netbackup software and was
told
that NetBackup can stream the data for better performance, it has better
library/robot controls, very easy to setup clients, more types of
clients
supported, easier to restore the clients, but client for client it is
more
expensive than Networker.
Jim R Jones:
I have run both, currently running VERITAS. Both are fine products with
there
pro and cons. I like Veritas just a little better. I like the way it
does hot
backups of oracle and other databases, plus I believe there support is
slightly
better. I can also say nice things about Networker. As we all realize
the
leaders in a field will switch positions about every 6 monghs or so.
Matt Harrington:
i use Networker 4.2.5-B under Irix and like it. i hear it's easier
to use than Veritas, and I feel this is important. what i really
like about my backup system is my AIT drive (Sony) and jukebox
(Qualstar). i'm so glad i dumped DLT.
Franc Carter:
We are runnig Networker, it is tecchnically quite good for out purposes
(however we have a relatively simple setup). HOwever dealing with the
bugs and licensing issues have been a bit of a nightmare.
Kees Bol:
We use Networker for more then 5 years now (server is Tru64 Unix) and it
works well for us. Recently, because of the mess with changing licences
by Compaq we looked briefly at Veritas and found the scheduling
mechanism much better then the one in Networker. However we stay with
Networker because of the high costs and the fact that Compaq keeps doing
the support of Networker (we have a campus contract).
Original question:
>
> We're evaluating a couple of backup products and I was hoping for
> information on experiences you've had. We're looking at Veritas and
> Networker. Our backup server is running Tru64 and it will back up
> clients running Tru64, Solaris and NT.
>
> Any input you have would be helpful.
>
> Thanks.
> Teresa
Received on Mon Feb 21 2000 - 22:13:23 NZDT