Dealing with low-bandwidth connection to storage nodes

The fantastic thing about NetWorker is that being a three-tier architecture, a datazone may encompass far more than just a…

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Aside – Marketing

I periodically spend Sunday mornings and other quiet times delving through the articles pointed to by undrln. One that caught…

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Determining your NetWorker binary build details

Occasionally, depending on the issue you are having, EMC support or EMC engineering may request that you provide your NetWorker…

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Aside – Are voice command interfaces the way of the future?

Short answer: No. Slightly longer answer: Can you imagine a world of the future where we tell our computers what…

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Aside – Nomenclature page

I probably should have done this some time ago, but I’ve started a nomenclature page (you’ll see it underneath “About”…

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NetWorker 7.5 and Oracle Module 5

Since I have more than a passing interest in databases, I always try to keep appraised of the Oracle module…

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Merits of Virtual Tape Libraries (VTLs)

Or, “In 5 years time will we reflect on VTLs as an example of a bad direction in data protection?”…

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Client operating systems should not be changed

While researching an issue today I was reminded of a problem I had a few years ago that still remains…

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Screen shots don’t constitute logs

You might term this an appeal from every person who does support. If you’re dealing with a support service with…

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Basics – nsrlic

One question that commonly comes up is “how do I get details of used licenses?” The easiest way I find…

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