Going on holiday? Don’t upgrade first

So you’re a busy backup administrator and you’re getting ready to go on leave. It’s 4pm on your final day…

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Introducing the NetWorker Information Hub

Part of my goal in moving the blog from WordPress to a dedicated site was to be able to start…

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NetWorker 7.6 and nsr_render_log

You may recall that in an earlier article, “(In)securing your logs using nsr_render_log -z“, I pointed out that the “-z”…

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Happy holidays

In the spirit of this site, I hope that: You’re all able to take a break; All your backups run…

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What I’ve learnt this year…

As the year draws to a close, I thought I’d spend a few minutes jotting down the major (technology) related…

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Overland Storage on the ropes?

The Register reports that Overland Storage is on the ropes, as far as the Nasdaq as concerned. While delisting from…

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Welcome to the new site

I’d like to welcome everyone to the new site. I’ve transferred across all previous posts and comments and I’m pleased…

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Seasons greetings from the NetWorker Blog

I’d like to take a moment to wish all the regular readers – and any new visitors – a very…

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Show me the man pages

As a long term Unix admin, it’s frustrating when there are commands on my systems for which there aren’t man…

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Aside – My Number #1 Pet Peeve in Interface Design

At University, I had a fascinating lecturer. His typical mode of dress was a t-shirt, stubbies and to go barefoot…

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