Symantec - Backup

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Posted: 24 Jan 2007

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Symantec
www.symantec.com
Symantec Backup Exec 9.2 for NetWare Servers (formerly from Veritas)
Veritas NetBackup 6.0 Enterprise Server

Product Overview

Symantec provides two different data backup solutions that support Novell Open Enterprise Server - NetWare-Backup Exec for NetWare and NetBackup. The fundamental difference between these two products is that Backup Exec for NetWare is a solution specifically designed to back up data on Novell Open Enterprise Server - NetWare servers and clients (Windows, Linux, UNIX, Mac), and NetBackup is an enterprise solution designed to manage cross-platform server environments accommodating NetWare, Windows, Linux and UNIX. Functionality overlaps in the two products, with suitability to a task depending on environment. A general guideline is that Backup Exec for NetWare is more suitable to a Novell-only network environment, while NetBackup is appropriate for heterogeneous environments with need for a single management interface.

Backup Exec for NetWare has long been a full-featured backup solution available for mixed-client environments with comprehensive support for NetWare. Formerly from Veritas and now part of the Symantec product line, Backup Exec solutions for both NetWare and Linux can be managed from a single interface through a pure IP network providing state-of-the-art backup solutions for either Novell Open Enterprise Server - NetWare or Novell Open Enterprise Server - Linux.

Also from Veritas, NetBackup provides advanced features for standardizing backup recovery across multiple platforms (including NetWare), extensive media management, multi-tier architecture for scalability, synthetic backups and other enterprise level services.

Features and Capabilities

BackupExec for NetWare includes the following features:

Complete storage for disk-to-disk-to-tape (backup to disk)
Centralized management using either a NetWare or Windows console
SAN support
Works in conjunction with remote backup agents (clients) for Windows (98, ME, NT, 2000, XP), Macintosh, UNIX and Linux workstations
Open file backup support
Clustered volume support (Novell Cluster Services) with automatic failover
Supports NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Services) including iPrint
Support for NSS
Support for eDirectory, GroupWise, iFolder
Media management grouping and extensive support for tape drives
Policy-based backups

NetBackup includes the following features:

Single management console for NetWare, Linux, Windows and UNIX
Database and application solutions for Oracle, MS SQL, IBM DB2, Exchange, SAP, Informix, Notes and others
Staged backup to disk for later storage to archive tape
Unlimited scalability and high performance
Share tape and drive resources between heterogeneous systems (UNIX, Linux, NetWare, Windows)
Synthetic backups with streamlined backup image from previous full and incremental backups
Imaging, bare metal restores
Works with other enterprise management solutions from Symantec including: Operations Manager (Web-based consolidated view management), VAULT for tape rotation and vault management, and Bare Metal Restore
Reports with utilization, performance and job success are available with Operations Manager
Checkpoint restarting lets job resume from point of failure

OES Compatibility

Backup Exec for NetWare

OES Component	Compatibility Description
OES NetWare	Yes - installs on OES NetWare and is managed from NetWare or Windows
OES Linux	Supported as an OES NetWare client
NSS Volumes	Yes
GroupWise	Yes
eDirectory	Yes
OES 2	Planned support

NetBackup

OES Component	Compatibility Description
OES NetWare	Only as a media server or a client
OES Linux	Supported as a master, media server or a client
NSS Volumes	No - data backup only
GroupWise	No - data backup only
eDirectory	No - data backup only
OES 2	Planned support

Special Considerations

Bare Metal Restore does not work with Novell Open Enterprise Server NetWare-only Linux.
Management interfaces for NetBackup and Backup Exec are not the same.

Overview of Architecture

Backup Exec for NetWare

A central media server is the key component of Backup Exec. It manages the tape controller and backup disk and must be installed on Novell Open Enterprise Server - NetWare. Remote Agents are available and can be installed on other NetWare servers and Windows, Linux, UNIX and Mac workstations. The Administration Console can be run on either a Novell Open Enterprise Server - NetWare server (Java-based) or a Windows workstation.

NetBackup

Master and media servers required. Master servers can be either Linux (including Novell Open Enterprise Server - Linux) or Windows. The Master server manages the coordination of backups across media servers, storage devices and from all clients. Media servers host backup storage media. Novell Open Enterprise Server - NetWare and Novell Open Enterprise Server - Linux servers can be included as part of a NetBackup installation as either media servers or clients.