Why /nsr/tmp is wrong

On both Windows and Unix platforms, NetWorker maintains a “tmp” directory within nsr. This directory contains a variety of information,…

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NetWorker Resource Relationships

With NetWorker having many components that can link together in a variety of ways, it’s not always easy (particularly for…

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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…

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Vendors! Listen up! Stop talking about archive when you mean HSM

When it comes to backup and data protection, I like to think of myself as being somewhat of a stickler…

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Think backup belongs in ILM? Think again

In my opinion (and after all, this is my blog), there’s a fundamental misconception in the storage industry that backup…

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Wishlist – Server/Storage Node for Mac OS X

For some time I’ve wished NetWorker would support both storage node and server functions on Mac OS X. When I…

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When will tape die?

As you may have noticed, I have a great deal of disrespect for “tape is dead” stories. To be blunt,…

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Wish list – Extension to “scheduled backup”

Introduced in the 7.4 series of NetWorker was an option for the client resources called “Scheduled backup”. Normally set to…

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Sub-saveset checkpointing would be good

Generally speaking I don’t have a lot of time for NetBackup, primarily due to the lack of dependency checking. That’s…

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NetWorker Single Server Edition

Truth be told, I don’t have any real involvement in EBS (Enterprise Backup Software) these days. If you’re unaware of…

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