Basics – VTLs and default media sizes
While this is pertinent to all versions of NetWorker, it particularly seems relevant mentioning now, since as of 7.5.2, we’re…
NetWorker 7.5.2 – What’s it got?
As I mentioned in a post yesterday, NetWorker 7.5.2 (or NetWorker 7.5 SP2) has been released, and with it comes…
NetWorker 7.5.2 (NetWorker 7.5 SP2) released
Typical that it happens on a day when I’m travelling, but NetWorker 7.5 SP2 (aka NetWorker 7.5.2) has been released…
Basics – Need a different volume from pool …
The scenario: A clone or stage operation has aborted (or otherwise failed) It has been restarted It hangs waiting for…
Of Unicorns and Horses
Is your backup system a unicorn, or is it a horse? If you’re thinking I’m off my rocker asking such…
The case of Dell and the Interdicted Disks
Covered in several places last week, including The Standalone Sysadmin, was the story about Dell updating their RAID firmware/systems on…
What should your toolkit look like?
There should be more software installed on your NetWorker server than just the operating system and NetWorker. In order to…
Aside – The Great Shrinking Disk Drive
Over at Xiotech’s blog, there’s an interesting piece about the evolution of 2.5″ drives in enterprise storage titled The Great…
A new vendor battle
We’re used to seeing EMC and NetApp punch it out in the blogosphere and tweetverse, with the occasional pause from…
Sometimes it’s not my problem
I frequently work in support – I help a plethora of companies that have NetWorker issues, and I enjoy doing…