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{{Short description|Backup software}}
'''EMC NetWorker''' (formerly Legato NetWorker) is an enterprise-level data protection software product from [[Company:Dell EMC|Dell EMC]] that unifies and automates backup to tape, disk-based, and flash-based storage media across physical and virtual environments for granular and disaster recovery. 

==Description==
Cross-platform support is provided for [[Software:Linux|Linux]], [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Software:MacOS|macOS]], [[Software:NetWare|NetWare]], [[Software:OpenVMS|OpenVMS]] and [[Software:Unix|Unix]] environments. [[Data deduplication|Deduplication]] of backup data is provided by integration with [[Engineering:Dell EMC Data Domain|Dell EMC Data Domain]] products.

A central NetWorker server manages backup clients and NetWorker storage nodes that access the backup media. Platforms supported by the core NetWorker server are: [[Software:AIX|AIX]], [[Software:HP-UX|HP-UX]] [[PA-RISC]] and [[Engineering:Itanium|Itanium]], [[Software:Linux|Linux]] (fully featured on [[X86|x86]], [[X86-64|x86-64]], [[Engineering:Itanium|Itanium]], client only on [[PowerPC]] and [[Software:Linux on IBM Z|IBM Z]]), [[Software:MacOS|macOS]] (client only), [[Software:Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] [[SPARC]] and [[X86-64|x64]], [[Company:Silicon Graphics|SGI]] [[Software:IRIX|IRIX]] (client only), Tru64 and [[Software:Windows|Windows]].

The [[Software:Java (software platform)|Java]] based NetWorker Management Console (NMC) software, which is bundled with the NetWorker distribution, provides a user interface for functions such as client configuration, policy settings, schedules, monitoring, reports, and daily operations for deduplicated and non-deduplicated backups.

The core NetWorker software backs up client file systems and operating system environment. Add-on database and application modules provide backup services for products such as Oracle, DB2, SAP, Lotus, Informix, and Sybase, as well as Microsoft Exchange Server, SharePoint, and SQL Server. Client backup data can be sent to a remote NetWorker storage node or stored on a locally attached device by the use of a dedicated storage node.  Additionally, NetWorker supports Client Direct backups allowing clients to back up directly to shared devices bypassing the storage node processes.

NetWorker Snapshot Management automates the generation of point-in-time data snapshots and cloning on supported storage arrays such as EMC VNX, XtremIO, and Symmetrix. The [[NDMP]] module can be used for client-less backups of [[Network-attached storage|NAS]] Filers like [[Engineering:Dell EMC Isilon|Isilon]], EMC VNX or Netapp.

[[Company:VMware|VMware]] virtual machines can be directly backed up either by installing the NetWorker client on the virtual machine or through the NetWorker VMware Protection to perform application consistent image and filesystem backups.

NetWorker also supports backup and recovery of Microsoft Windows Server and [[Software:Hyper-V|Hyper-V]] virtual servers by using the Volume Shadow Copy Services interface. This support protects the parent and child partitions (guests) as well as applications running within the virtual machines.

== History ==
Legato Systems, Inc., the original developer of NetWorker, was founded in 1988 by four individuals who worked together at [[Company:Sun Microsystems|Sun Microsystems]]: Jon Kepecs, Bob Lyon, Joe Moran and Russell Sandberg.
NetWorker for UNIX was first introduced in 1990. 
The company, located in Palo Alto, California, had its [[Finance:Initial public offering|initial public offering]] in July 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Legato Systems, Inc. Annual Report |publisher= US Securities and Exchange Commission |date= March 30, 1998 |url= https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/859360/0000859360-98-000005.txt |access-date= August 11, 2021 }}</ref>
Although a relatively modest number of 2 million shares, it was considered run-up to the [[Dot-com bubble|dot-com bubble]].<ref>{{Cite news |title= Investing IT: At the Gate; Be Glad This One Is Too Costly |author= Reed Ableson |work= The New York Times |date= July 2, 1995 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/02/business/investing-it-at-the-gate-be-glad-this-one-is-too-costly.html |access-date= August 11, 2021 }}</ref>
Litigation in 2002 alleged that Legato inflated its revenues in 1999, after restating its earnings.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Cease and desist order |publisher= US Securities and Exchange Commission |date= May 20, 2002 |url= https://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/34-45962.htm |access-date= August 11, 2021 }}</ref>
NetWorker came to EMC by the acquisition of Legato in October 2003, for an estimated $1.3 billion.<ref>{{Cite news |title= EMC snatches up Legato |author= Deni Connor |date= July 8, 2003 |work= Network World |url= https://www.networkworld.com/article/2334923/emc-snatches-up-legato.html |access-date= August 11, 2021 }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Software:List of backup software|List of backup software]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.delltechnologies.com/en-us/data-protection/data-protection-suite/networker-data-protection-software.htm EMC NetWorker Product Page]
* [http://www.backupcentral.com/wiki/index.php/Category:NetWorker_FAQ NetWorker FAQ/Wiki]
* [https://community.emc.com/community/connect/networkeronline EMC NetWorker Online Community]
* [http://adsm.org/lists/html/Networker/ Mailing List]
* [http://www.ipnom.com/Legato-NetWorker-Commands/ EMC Legato NetWorker Commands Reference]
* [http://www.ipnom.com/Legato-NetWorker-Links/ EMC Legato NetWorker Links]

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