7 rules for system administrators

Introduction When I entered the work force, for the first few months I trained as a MIMS consultant, but was…

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Managing NetWorker from an iPad

While there’s no native NetWorker management app for the iPad (or iPod Touch/iPhone), there are some management options available for…

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Error lifecycle management

In previous articles I’ve discussed the need for zero error policies. This was covered first in What is a Zero…

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Virtualisation and testing

Once upon a time, if you said to someone “do you have a test environment?” there was at least a…

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Site update

A couple of weeks ago now I decided to take a break from writing on the blog due to personal…

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Hiatus…?

I will be taking a hiatus from this blog, which will last at least two weeks, or perhaps longer. No…

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Large group backups

A very traditional approach to configuring automated backups in NetWorker is to make use of the schedule override feature in…

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Cumulative patch clusters come in from the cold

There’s long been discussion – particularly between support partners and EMC – about the rather cloak-and-dagger way that cumulative patch…

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What’s missing with thin provisioning?

I’m stepping out of my normal NetWorker zone here to briefly discuss what I think is a fundamental flaw with…

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7.5.2 and ADV_FILE devices

There is a bug with the way NetWorker 7.5.2 handles ADV_FILE devices in relation to disk evacuation. I.e., in a…

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