Site update

A couple of weeks ago now I decided to take a break from writing on the blog due to personal…

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Hiatus…?

I will be taking a hiatus from this blog, which will last at least two weeks, or perhaps longer. No…

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Large group backups

A very traditional approach to configuring automated backups in NetWorker is to make use of the schedule override feature in…

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Cumulative patch clusters come in from the cold

There’s long been discussion – particularly between support partners and EMC – about the rather cloak-and-dagger way that cumulative patch…

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What’s missing with thin provisioning?

I’m stepping out of my normal NetWorker zone here to briefly discuss what I think is a fundamental flaw with…

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7.5.2 and ADV_FILE devices

There is a bug with the way NetWorker 7.5.2 handles ADV_FILE devices in relation to disk evacuation. I.e., in a…

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Mac OS X 10.6.3 and NetWorker

Less than a month ago, Apple released service pack 3 to Snow Leopard – i.e., 10.6.3. A few days after…

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