Basics – Setting cleaning tape usage/registering a cleaning tape
A commonly asked question is “how do I register a cleaning cartridge?” If NetWorker is managing your cleaning, it’s typically…
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Basics – Remote Control
I learned this technique several years ago before NetWorker supported running an nsrjb command from the backup server to manipulate…
Basics – Commands you should know Part 2
Continuing the Commands you should know topic, here’s a single variant of nsrjb that you really, really should know. Introduced…
Basics – Fixing “NSR peer information” errors
If you’re using a modern NetWorker environment, the chances are that you’ll periodically notice entries such as the following in…
Basics – Commands you should know
[This is something I’ll revisit from time to time and update.] There are some commands you should always be aware…
Basics – Parallelism in NetWorker
Parallelism in NetWorker is effectively multiplexing by another name. There are three areas where you have traditionally been able to…
Basics – Changing saveset browse/retention times
Ever need to adjust the browse/retention time for a saveset, but you’ve not been sure how to do so? Here’s…
Basics – Why nsrwatch is still needed
In a previous post, I bemoaned the lack of nsrwatch on Windows. I thought it would be worthwhile pointing out…
Basics – Stopping and starting NetWorker from the Windows command line
I always like to know how to work with the command line, even on Windows. (As I say in my…
Basics – dbgcommand
Note: Please understand I’m not suggesting you play around with this feature randomly or without good reason. You shouldn’t make…