NetWorker 7.5.1 Released

NetWorker 7.5.1 oops sorry, SP1 has been released. Previously we’ve seen scenarios where documentation has been updated on PowerLink for…

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Expecting a more complete backup

As I point out in my book, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up in datacentres completely unprotected. That…

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NetWorker’s little brother gets a pair of long pants

OK, NetWorker and Retrospect are sort of only related by virtue of the fact that they’re both owned by the…

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Basics – Using datazone encryption with NetWorker

I’m not fond of software encryption (or compression, for that matter). Particularly in a 24×7 enterprise environment, clients (i.e., production…

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Thoughts on IBM and Sun in acquisition discussions…

So the net is rife today with speculation that IBM and Sun are in close discussions on IBM buying Sun.…

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What would you like to see in advanced training?

Over the years when I’ve been delivering various customised training courses, I’ve had many a customer ask “can we have…

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Basics – Setting cleaning tape usage/registering a cleaning tape

A commonly asked question is “how do I register a cleaning cartridge?” If NetWorker is managing your cleaning, it’s typically…

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Does your backup administrator have a say in change control?

This blog post has moved, and can now be found at the Enterprise Backup Blog, here. Related posts: Going on…

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Space occupied by inactive files

So you’ve upgraded to a newer version of NetWorker and suddenly you’re getting lots of emails around savegroup completions about…

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An old dog can always learn new tricks (rpcinfo)

I always make an effort to spell out that I don’t call myself an “expert” when it comes to NetWorker.…

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