Hello Chris,

So, what is the latest? Would appreciate opinions on the following:-

If I want to preserve NTFS permissions then should the Legato server be on NT?

Yes. NT ACLs as well as the UNIX permissions are retained when using an NT backup application (via CIFS), an NDMP solution or the local dump command. When backing up over NFS, NT ACLs are lost.

For more info on NT based backup, have a look at: http://www.netapp.com/tech_library/3052.html

Since I wrote that paper, though, I believe that NetWorker now supports the direct use of UNC paths (as opposed to using a mapped drive letter).

If so, Is Legato reliable/stable on NT? If it works and is a lot cheaper then OK, with have the people to run either.

The NetWorker server does not need to be the NT version. The NetWorker client that you would use to front end the filer is the only piece that needs to be NT.

Regards,

Paul Benn Network Appliance