Upgrade to 7.3.x question

[Till]

Hi @ll

We're using EMC² Networker 7.22 on Win2K3 at the moment without problems but our future storage environment could possibly make a upgrade to 7.3.x necessary.
So does anybody here experiences with 7.3.2 already, maybe also with Novell Netware 6.5 Clients ?
All comments and helpful tips wanteded

Thanks in advance

Till

 

[bombcan]

Don't upgrade!....7.3 is not as stable as the other previous version.Especially if you have alphastor and Storage Nodes

 

[haasemi]

We have 7.3.2 running on a W2K3 server since some months.
Also a dedicated storage node.
Without any problems. The "new" NMC (Networker Management Console) is a little bit slow, but that´s java...

Most of our server are W2K / W2K3 / NT, but also our Linux server works fine with the 7.3.2 version.

I hope, this will help.

 

[jlh16]

We upgraded on October 3 from 7.1.1 to 7.3.2 and have had a lot of problems. We run Solaris on our server and storage node. I have 4 cases open with Legato and none have been solved yet. There are errors in the log that I cannot find anywhere on their site, or in the error messages guide for that matter. Remember this is a one way conversion, you can't go back.

 

[605]

You in fact can go back ... if you got a backup of your databases. This is what you always should do in general before you change a running system. In fact, NetWorker will do it for you.

 

[jlh16]

I guess I should have said you can't easily go back.

My statement comes from the release notes for 7.3.2:

When updating to NetWorker release 7.2 or later format, there is no way to revert to a previous release of the NetWorker software. It is a one-way conversion.

 

[605]

Do you believe in books? ;-)

 

[jlh16]

Not anymore from Legato, good point.

Do you ever sleep 605? I noticed a post you made in the early morning hours and here you are again! I sure appreciate your assistance, as I'm sure other members do as well. Keep up the good works.

 

[605]

Thanks for your friendly note. Yes, i do .. from time to time. But it is my work and your questions which keep me awake ;-)