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…
Category: NetWorker
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…
(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…
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…
Debugging autochanger operations
Having a strong support background, and having a preference for working in software rather than hardware, when I use NetWorker’s…
Basics – Important mminfo fields
Most NetWorker administrators with even a passing familiarity of mminfo will be aware of the “savetime” field, which reports when…
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…
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…
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…
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…