Spacing out full backups

Bigger, faster, better. That’s one of the common catch-phrases of backup architecture. Backup window too small? Buy faster, and more…

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Design considerations for ADV_FILE devices

Introduction When choosing to deploy backup to disk by using adv_file devices (instead of say, VTLs), there are some design…

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(In)securing your daemon.raw with nsr_render_log -z

As you may know, the jump from NetWorker 7.3 to 7.4 saw the introduction of a language/locale-neutral log format in…

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What is /nsr/debug?

Those new to NetWorker may wonder what the purpose of the “/nsr/debug” directory is. When working in Windows environments, the…

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Debugging autochanger operations

Having a strong support background, and having a preference for working in software rather than hardware, when I use NetWorker’s…

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Basics – Important mminfo fields

Most NetWorker administrators with even a passing familiarity of mminfo will be aware of the “savetime” field, which reports when…

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Using yum to install NetWorker on Linux

If you’re using CentOS, or another RedHat style Linux that happens to include the yum package manager, installing NetWorker on…

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Impact of high speed tape on backup

Back when I first started doing enterprise backup, DLT 7000 had just been introduced. There were a few systems I…

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Finding files in your indices

Everyone has had that horror recovery scenario, where a user wants a file recovered, but they can’t tell you where…

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Quibbles – nsrmmd vs process IDs

OK, there’s not a lot about NetWorker that drives me nuts. I think I’ve done only one other “Quibbles” topic…

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