The GUI is organized into three panes: left, right and bottom. The bottom is primarily a message pane; the left contains the familiar tree menu for NetWorker clients and servers, and the right is a window within a pane, with lots of little button/icons that provide access to NetWorker's main components. It's all usable, but should be better. Furthermore, we had to use a CLI to configure our Quantum M1500 library. That utility worked fine, but only NetWorker had such a requirement, and we would prefer a GUI for configuring libraries.
Legato offers a smorgasbord of licensing options for NetWorker. The licensing process is as complicated as anyone's, with long license keys to enter and a convoluted purchasing structure. The large number of choices is both a blessing and a curse: It's more difficult to obtain your license, but you get what you want.
OS support on NetWorker 7.1 is very good. The product supports the full server on Linux. NetWorker also supports the expected full round of other operating systems such as Solaris, HP Tru64, AIX and IRIX. The client selection is equally strong and includes the very latest Macintosh OS X 10.3.
NetWorker supports bare-metal restores with an add-on package. It also supports disk-to-disk to tape options with a package called Disk Backup Option that allows for efficient use of disk resources. NDMP support by Legato is thorough--after all, Legato was instrumental in the developing NDMP.
Legato NetWorker 7.1, $15,100. Legato Systems, (650) 812-6056. www.legato.com
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