What’s wrong with the NMC installation process?
There is, in my opinion, an unpleasant security hole in the NMC installation/configuration process. The security hole is simple: it…
Category: NetWorker
NetWorker 7.4.5
I received an automated alert from PowerLink overnight telling me that the release notes for NetWorker 7.4 had been updated….
Wishlist – Server/Storage Node for Mac OS X
For some time I’ve wished NetWorker would support both storage node and server functions on Mac OS X. When I…
What is a zero error policy?
This post has now moved to Enterprise Systems Backup and Recovery, and you can read it here. Related posts: Zero…
When will tape die?
As you may have noticed, I have a great deal of disrespect for “tape is dead” stories. To be blunt,…
VTLs and media load/unload times
VTLs are fast, right? There’s no physical media loads or unloads associated with tape loads and unloads, after all. That’s…
Manual backups and the ‘quiet’ option
When you run a manual backup in NetWorker (e.g., via the “save” command), NetWorker will by default give you a…
Using the NetWorker Software Distribution Functionality
There’s an old saying, “Be careful what you wish for; you may get it.” Many would say that’s an apt…
Wish list – Extension to “scheduled backup”
Introduced in the 7.4 series of NetWorker was an option for the client resources called “Scheduled backup”. Normally set to…
NetWorker 7.4.4.7 is out
Cumulative patch cluster 7.4.4.7 of NetWorker was released on the weekend. There’s a whole raft of fixes in this. On…