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…
Category: Architecture
In-lab review of the impact of dense filesystems
Frequent visitors to this blog will be well aware of the various comments I’ve made about the impact of filesystems…
Spacing out full backups
Bigger, faster, better. That’s one of the common catch-phrases of backup architecture. Backup window too small? Buy faster, and more…
Design considerations for ADV_FILE devices
Introduction When choosing to deploy backup to disk by using adv_file devices (instead of say, VTLs), there are some design…
Architectural failings of monolithic personal mail databases
This article might be summarised as: I wish Microsoft would pull their heads in and design better email client software….
What is /nsr/debug?
Those new to NetWorker may wonder what the purpose of the “/nsr/debug” directory is. When working in Windows environments, the…
Should you use NAS for disk backup?
Over at SearchStorage, there’s an article at the moment about using NAS disk as a disk backup target – i.e.,…
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…
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?”…