Multihost consistent backups in NetWorker 9

NetWorker 9 introduces a new action that can be incorporated into workflows, Check Connectivity. You can use this prior to a backup…

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Linux Block Based Backups in NetWorker 9

As mentioned in my introductory post about it, NetWorker 9 introduces the option to perform Block Based Backups (BBB) for Linux systems.…

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NetWorker 9: The future of backup

Introduction When NetWorker 8 was released I said at the time it represented the biggest consolidated set of changes to NetWorker…

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Updated checks in nsradmin

A while ago EMC engineering updated the venerable nsradmin utility to include automated checking options, with an initial focus on checks for NetWorker clients. As…

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Sampling device performance

Data Protection Advisor is an excellent tool for producing information about your backup environment, but not everyone has it in…

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Recovery survey

Back in 2012, I ran a survey to gauge some basic details aboutĀ recovery practices within organisations.Ā (The report from that survey…

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Understanding NetWorker licensing options

There are now three types of licensing options you can consider with NetWorker, and it’s helpful toĀ understand the difference between…

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Celebrating 25 years of NetWorker

25 years ago, a post was made onto Usenet to announce the immediate availability of a new backup product calledĀ NetWorker.…

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Tales from the trenches – Tape

I’m back in a position where I’m having a lot of conversations with customers who are looking at infrastructure change.…

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Basics – Configuring a reports-only user

Something that’s come up a few times in the last year for me has been a situation where a NetWorker…

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