Records retention and NMC
For those of us who have been using NetWorker for a very long time, we can remember back to when the NetWorker Management…
Category: Security
Seeing in-flight encryption with Data Domain and NetWorker at work
As I mentioned in an earlier article, Data Domain OS 5.5 introduced a new feature, in-flight encryption. This applies to Data…
External NetWorker Authentication without AD
One of the least used features in NetWorker is the option for external authentication of user accounts for use with NMC….
NetWorker Tunnels
NetWorker and firewalls has always been a bit of a challenging combination. It’s become increasingly simplified over time – to…
NetWorker Firewall Configuration on Windows
I’ve been involved with an increasing number of NetWorker 7.6 SP1 configurations on Windows 2008 R2, and I’m not sure…
All your data are belong to us
There’s a simple rule to remember when it comes to removable media handling (both within backups, and generally within IT)…
NetWorker 7.6 and nsr_render_log
You may recall that in an earlier article, “(In)securing your logs using nsr_render_log -z“, I pointed out that the “-z”…
Storage Tiering vs ILM
Over at StorageNerve, and on Twitter, Devang Panchigar has been asking Is Storage Tiering ILM or a subset of ILM,…
Enhancing NetWorker Security: A theoretical architecture
It’s fair to say that no one backup product can be all things to all people. More generally, it’s fair…
Preventing users seeing backups from other hosts
Something I’ve seen a few people complain about – and indeed that I’ve also complained about in the past, is…