[Veritas-bu] NetBackup on CentOS ??
I'm wondering if any of you know why CentOS isn't supported as a NBU Master? I've tried googledredging, but all I've really managed to find is that it's technically possible, but not supported. I've done it in a VM for a test env., and while it installs fine, I haven't really ran it through its paces to find out if anything breaks. So, I'm curious if anyone knows the reason?? The only one I can think of, beside it being some technical issue, is that Support wants someone (a company and/or paid support) to refer to when it becomes an OS-related issue and that the Master/Media/Server-side demands more of the OS than a client. ~ Robin ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup on CentOS ??
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Robin Small robin.sm...@fresno.gov wrote: I’m wondering if any of you know why CentOS isn’t supported as a NBU Master? The compatibility matrix isn't really about what works - it's about what Symantec will support. Many people have done all sorts of things that work, although may not be supported. In order for Symantec to support CentOS as a master, they would have to build it and continue to update and support it. Every new update would require re-certification on yet another platform. Would you want your master server to be on a platform that Symantec hasn't thoroughly tested? Of course not. I suspect that there's not a lot of demand for a CentOS-based master either. NetBackup is an enterprise product and most enterprises probably want support on their production operating systems. CentOS is not RHEL. It never has been and never can be. It's close, but from an enterprise support perspective, close isn't good enough. .../Ed Ed Wilts, RHCE, BCFP, BCSD, SCSP, SCSE ewi...@ewilts.org Linkedin http://www.linkedin.com/in/ewilts ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup on CentOS ??
Fair enough.. Or at least along the lines of what I was suspecting was the case (the supportability of it). I'm running mine on SLES (was v9 with v6.x, upgrading as we speak to v11 to go with NBU v7). That resolves my curiosity, Thanks.. ~ Robin From: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewi...@ewilts.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 11:37 AM To: Robin Small Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup on CentOS ?? On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Robin Small robin.sm...@fresno.govmailto:robin.sm...@fresno.gov wrote: I'm wondering if any of you know why CentOS isn't supported as a NBU Master? The compatibility matrix isn't really about what works - it's about what Symantec will support. Many people have done all sorts of things that work, although may not be supported. In order for Symantec to support CentOS as a master, they would have to build it and continue to update and support it. Every new update would require re-certification on yet another platform. Would you want your master server to be on a platform that Symantec hasn't thoroughly tested? Of course not. I suspect that there's not a lot of demand for a CentOS-based master either. NetBackup is an enterprise product and most enterprises probably want support on their production operating systems. CentOS is not RHEL. It never has been and never can be. It's close, but from an enterprise support perspective, close isn't good enough. .../Ed Ed Wilts, RHCE, BCFP, BCSD, SCSP, SCSE ewi...@ewilts.orgmailto:ewi...@ewilts.org [http://www.images.wisestamp.com/linkedin.png]Linkedinhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/ewilts ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
