Mistakes you don’t want to make
Many years ago, a company switched from ArcServe to NetWorker. They did so around the time they made their end…
Author: Preston de Guise
Using SELinux with NetWorker
I’m not all that conversant with SELinux, and for the most part, disable it on systems that I configure simply…
Of cascading failures and the need to test
Over at Daily WTF, there’s a new story that has two facets of relevance to any backup administrator. Titled “Bourne…
Aside – That old spindle problem
When I used to be a system administrator, back when 2GB hard drives were the norm, I remember an Oracle…
Release notes are your friend
To me the most valuable documents produced by EMC in relation to NetWorker or the modules are the Release Notes….
Aside – Consulting tips
I regularly check on undrln, a site mainly focused on graphic design – or more broadly, the professional graphic arts….
Top 5 Reflections
So this morning I was looking through the stats for this blog, and I generated the list of most popular…
Quibbles – A better NetWorker init script would be nice…
Coming primarily from a Unix background, I’ve remained disappointed for 10+ years that NetWorker’s init script has barely changed in…
Directives and change control
It’s easy to change NetWorker directives. A few clicks here and there if you use NMC, then a couple of…
Aside – On second thoughts, escalate that please
I use Parallels quite a lot within my Mac environment, and recently tried to get Solaris/AMD 64-bit installed. Even on…