Oh wait, Scott? Who do you work for? :-P We are also going to be deploying NetBackup w/ SLES. Had a hiccup with the NBU 5 release we were running and wanting to use 64-bit architecture. Working back towards this as an option.
RedHat got greedy and has a crappy licensing model and I think a lot of people are moving away from them as *the choice* for Enterprise Linux deployment (just what I've heard in mumbles and gripes). And if you look at the fact that SLES is supported on everything from 32-bit to 64-bit to Z-series mainframes (as a client, at least), I think they're being smart and spotting the direction of the industry away from RedHat. My gripe with Symantec as a WHOLE is a complete lack of interest/support/caring/notice for the fact that there are freaks out here deploying SLES on IBM Power platform. Symantec won't even consider this a *direction* of the industry, however, aside from Microsoft (**chuckle**) they are the ONLY Tier 1/Top 10 software manufacturer who isn't at least looking at this as viable... let alone that IBM and Oracle have most of their product stack ported to this platform... :-D Enjoy your day! Kate -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Jacobson Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 12:44 PM To: Ed Wilts; List Veritas List Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Symantec and Linux support Ed, What about the other "white meat". We have SLES 8 and 9 Linux boxes running as both Master and Media Servers. ;-) -sj >>> Ed Wilts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 5/10/2006 10:17 AM >>> I regularly see postings from people looking to enhance their use of Linux as NetBackup servers. Although I am a *strong* Linux advocate and a Red Hat Certified Engineer, I would advise that you think long and hard about this decision. Symantec has not yet been able to demonstrate any willingness to support Red Hat Enterprise Linux as an enterprise platform. Fact: NetBackup 6.5, targeted for release in February, 2007, will drop support for RHEL 3. RHEL 3 started shipping in October, 2003 and will be supported by Red Hat through October, 2010. Symantec will cut you off with its current release nearly 4 years before Red Hat stops supporting the OS. On the other hand, Windows 2000, which was released 2 1/2 years earlier than RHEL 3, will still be supported by NetBackup 6.5. Additionally, mainstream support for Win2K server has already ended and full support will end from Microsoft *before* RHEL 3 support ends. This should show you where Symantec's priorities lie. Fact: Symantec Brightmail is not available for RHEL 4 so if you're deploying today, you have to deploy on RHEL 3. One Symantec enterprise product will soon be unable to back up another Symantec enterprise product. RHEL 4 has been out for over a year and still Symantec hasn't started supporting it. I just searched the support site for the system requirements in case my local office was wrong, and RHEL 4 still does not seem to be supported. Fact: NOM on Linux. Nope, it doesn't exist. Windows or Solaris only. Symantec doesn't seem to get it. I'm turning blue in the face trying to explain this to my local office. I know that there are Symantec folks on this list - feel free to pass this on. Symantec's actions do not go without notice. I've been asked by my management why we're not using Linux for NetBackup and I bluntly told them that Symantec can't be trusted to support the platform as it should be trusted. We recently replaced our master and one of our media servers and stuck with Solaris. We spent a lot more money but at least I know it will work. Enough rambling. If you have concerns about NetBackup and Linux support, contact your Symantec reps. .../Ed -- Ed Wilts, RHCE Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ----------------------------------------- This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you think you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this e-mail immediately. Thank you. Aetna _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu