7.5.1.9 cumulative patch cluster released
Another update that happened to NetWorker while I was on holiday was 7.5.1.9 – 7.5 SP1 cumulative patch cluster 9….
Author: Preston de Guise
Cumulative patch release for 7.6
There’s been a cumulative patch release for NetWorker 7.6. This isn’t a service pack, but a bunch of patches on…
IBM and the case of the crazy-dense tape
According to a press release, IBM have come up with a tape format which is so dense that it’ll fit…
Direct to Tape is Dead, Long Live Tape
Any regular reader knows that I don’t for a minute believe that tape is dead. However, it is time to…
Do you know your end of support dates?
I’ll presume for the moment that you’re aware of your actual end of support contract period. (Though, I’ll admit a…
NetWorker and Incremental Manual Backups
There was a recent posting on the NetWorker mailing list regarding manual backups and whether they’re incrementals or not. The…
The importance of full backups
Having recently encountered a situation where a NetWorker client on a customer site repeatedly failed its full backup, I wanted…
Nybbles for the end of the week
Needing a few interesting things to read at the end of the week? Here’s a few things I’ve found fascinating…
Saveset sizes from 32-bit Windows
There’s currently a bug within NetWorker whereby if you’re using a 32-bit Windows client that has a filesystem large enough…
The law of least astonishment and backups
A recent twitter posting by Matt over at Standalone Sysadmin reminded by of the law of least astonishment. If you’re…