---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Third Party Product Announcement Legato NetWorker: The Complete Backup and Recover Product SunFLASH Vol 19 #14 July 1990 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a new product announcement from USENET. Forwarding this new product announcement in no way implies an endorsement by Sun etc. etc. -johnj ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Newsgroups: comp.newprod Subject: Legato NetWorker 1.0 Date: 29 Jun 90 18:51:33 GMT Organization: Legato Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Legato NetWorker is a unique, easy-to-operate product that protects files against loss, network-wide. At the same time, it speeds file recovery so users never waste time re-creating valuable work. Legato NetWorker easily adapts to your environment. It uses industry-standard network protocols and no changes are made to the operating system of any platform. And as your network and volume of files expands, NetWorker has the capacity and performance to handle the load. Network-Wide Operation Legato NetWorker's client/server architecture allows the product to: - Support network-wide operation - Scale from small to large environments - Easily add functionality over time. A NetWorker backup server provides backup and recover capability for client systems across the entire network. Easy to Operate, Automatic Backup Legato NetWorker saves valuable time and resources by simplifying and speeding the task of backing up and recovering files across the network. You can schedule daily backups of an entire network to occur automatically with the UNIX cron facility. As the backup proceeds, NetWorker prompts you to provide tapes. Many organizations can even run NetWorker unattended. Fast File Recovery File recovery is simple and fast. Just browse the on-line index of previous backups to find the lost file. NetWorker then determines the backup tape with the lost file, prompts the operator to mount that tape, and executes the recovery. Automatic Organization Legato NetWorker labels and tracks all backup tapes. Built-in "sanity checking" prevents costly errors, such as overwriting unexpired backup tapes. NetWorker intelligently organizes files onto tape. Multiple backup sets are appended one after the other to fill each tape to its capacity. And backup sets can span multiple tapes; NetWorker simply prompts the operator to provide as many tapes as necessary. Easy Status Monitoring NetWorker provides up-to-the-minute information to administrators and operators via a logging facility, electronic mail, or a status monitor. The SunView-based status monitor shows at a glance that a tape needs to be mounted, that an error has occurred, or that a recovery is complete. Support for Large Environments Legato NetWorker has the capacity and performance to support the heavier load you will inevitably face tomorrow. NetWorker can handle even the largest backup loads. An unlimited number of client systems can be supported on a single server or spread across multiple servers on a network. And every administrator on the network can use NetWorker's status monitor to receive up-to-the-minute backup information. High Performance Legato NetWorker servers back up many client systems in parallel and multiplex the files onto tape. This feature keeps a stream of files supplied to the tape drive so it can operate at full speed. Parallel backup operation also prevents a client from monopolizing the server. For fast performance in large networks, the backup load can be divided across multiple backup servers operating in parallel. "Smart" Backup Options You can tailor NetWorker backups on a file-by-file, client-by-client, or network-wide basis. NetWorker options can shorten the time required to backup, reduce the tape needed, or improve the backup. These options include the ability to skip over selected files (such as core files), and compress or encrypt files. Automatic Backup Scheduling Legato NetWorker provides a default backup schedule suitable for most small to medium-sized networks. Administrators of more complex networks can easily setup schedules that better suit their needs. Schedules can span any arbitrary time period and make use of up to 11 levels of backup. Schedules can be assigned on a per client basis, for groups of clients, or for the entire network. Legato NetWorker 1.0 Specifications Backup Features: - Network-wide backup - Simultaneous client backups - Automatic execution via cron - Full, incremental, and 9 levels of differential backups - Compression, encryption, and exclusion - Live filesystem backups Recovery Features: - On-line index of backup history - Selection of multiple versions of a file - Automatic determination of tape volumes required for recovery Media Management Features: - Expiration dates tracked for media and backup sets - "Sanity check" of operator actions to reduce errors - Backups able to span multiple tapes - Backup tape verification - Supports multiple tape drives Other NetWorker Features: - Installs in as little as 15 minutes - Intelligent defaults simplify operation - Centralized administration - Electronic mail status notification NetWorker server requirements: - Sun-3, Sun-4, or SPARCserver system - SunOS 4.0 or higher - 1/4" cartridge, 1/2" 9-track, or 8mm tape for backups - product distributed on 1/4" cartridge tape NetWorker client requirements: - Sun-3, Sun-4, Sun386i, SPARCstation, or SPARCserver system - SunOS 4.0 or higher Available now: $4995 per server with unlimited number of clients. Call your local software distributor or Legato at (415) 329-7880. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sunflash is an electronic mail news service from Sun Microsystems, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. It is targeted at Sun Users and Customers. As a field sales and support office, we try to keep SunFlash useful and interesting to you. If you have any comments or suggestions for enhancing SunFlash, please send them to us. SunFlash is ditributed via a hierarchy of aliases. Please try to address change requests to the owner of the alias that you belong to. Please address comments to the SunFlash editor John McLaughlin (sun!sunvice!flash or flash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM). (305) 776-7770.