Basics – Default pool debugging 101
Many of us with NetWorker have been in the situation where a backup has started (particularly when it’s for a…
Author: Preston de Guise
Is Sidekick a Cloud Failure?
Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can’t see where it keeps its brain. J.K. Rowling, “Harry…
Recovery is NOT #3
There’s a Top 10 Reasons marketing document from EMC now explaining why you should be using NetWorker. While obviously this…
Sidekick is dead – lessons in data loss
The net has been rife with reports of an extreme data loss event occurring at Microsoft/Danger/T-Mobile for the Sidekick service…
Library sharing vs Dynamic Drive Sharing
In many environments with storage nodes, a common requirement is to share backup devices between the server and/or storage nodes…
Uptime is an inappropriate metric
I’m going to start with a statement that may make some people angry. Some might suggest that I’m just goading…
A cautionary tale about changing pools
Sometimes I feel like a NetWorker old-timer. (When I don’t feel like a NetWorker old-timer, it doesn’t change the fact…
NetWorker Resource Relationships
With NetWorker having many components that can link together in a variety of ways, it’s not always easy (particularly for…
Charting vendor blogging contribution
Most vendors these days have one or more official or unofficial bloggers. In the storage industry, this is no different….
How much aren’t you backing up?
Do you have a clear picture of everything that you’re not backing up? For many sites, the answer is not as…