Legato's Networker 7.0 to support Linux

摘要

Linux support is being added to several storage backup companies' midrange products, in a mix of client-and server-side configurations. Considered by many to be less expensive and more stable than Windows, Linux for mainstream backup makes sense, experts say, as data grows and advanced technologies such as storage area networks become less of an elite-only option. Legato Systems Inc.'s Networker 7.0, launched in March, can now back up clients running Red Hat Inc.'s and SuSE Linux AG's distributions, running on Intel Corp.'s 64-bit Itanium chip, said officials of the Mountain View, Calif., company. New versions of other Unix-based operating systems such as AIX, MacOSX and Tru64 are also now available, as are journaling features, they said. Networker 7.0 pricing starts at $2,995, backing up 26 tape slots, multiple drives and 10 clients.