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