Quibbles – Why can’t you clone or stage incomplete savesets?

NetWorker has an irritating quirk where it doesn’t allow you to clone or stage incomplete savesets. I can understand the…

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Basics – NetWorker Data Lifecycle

Within NetWorker, data (savesets) can go through several stages in its lifecycle. Here’s a simple overview of those stages: The…

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Laptop/Desktop Backups as easy as 1-2-3!

When I first mentioned probe based backups a while ago, I suggested that they’re going to be a bit of…

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Quibbles – Directive Management Redux

A while ago, I made a posting about a long-running annoyance I have with directive management in NetWorker. This time…

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Staging and Connectivity Loss

For a while now I’ve been working with EMC support on an issue that’s only likely to strike sites that…

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Recovery is NOT #3

There’s a Top 10 Reasons marketing document from EMC now explaining why you should be using NetWorker. While obviously this…

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Library sharing vs Dynamic Drive Sharing

In many environments with storage nodes, a common requirement is to share backup devices between the server and/or storage nodes…

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A cautionary tale about changing pools

Sometimes I feel like a NetWorker old-timer. (When I don’t feel like a NetWorker old-timer, it doesn’t change the fact…

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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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