Looks like they're about as supported as each other under 6.0.
_Server/278064.pdf
Things that crack me up though, are things like ITANIUM SUPPRT being
the cats meow! I mean, come on, did everyone out there seriously pick
Intel over AMD in the 64-bit platform arena? (if you did, sorry)
~Kate
Message
From: veritas-bu-admin (AT) mailman (DOT) eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin (AT) mailman (DOT) eng.auburn.edu] Behalf Ed Wilts
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 3:48 PM
To: Scott Jacobson
Cc: List Veritas List
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Symantec and Linux support
Wed, May 10, 2006 at 10:44:19AM -0600, Scott Jacobson wrote:
Ed,
What about the other "white meat". We have SLES 8 and 9 Linux boxes
running as both Master and Media Servers.
Symantec doesn't support Brightmail on any Linux distribution other than
RHEL 3 AS and RHEL 3 ES. That should tell you something about their
Linux commitment too - after all, I'd put SLES in the same category as
RHEL for enterprise-quality (even though I've never worked with SLES).
I've not looked at NetBackup support on SLES at all.
/Ed
;-)
-sj
Ed Wilts <ewilts (AT) ewilts (DOT) org5/10/2006 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 , 2003 and
will be supported by Red Hat through , 2010. Symantec will cut
you off with its current release nearly 4 years before Red Hat stops
supporting the S. 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. 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: NM 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