Using SELinux with NetWorker

I’m not all that conversant with SELinux, and for the most part, disable it on systems that I configure simply…

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Of cascading failures and the need to test

Over at Daily WTF, there’s a new story that has two facets of relevance to any backup administrator. Titled “Bourne…

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Aside – That old spindle problem

When I used to be a system administrator, back when 2GB hard drives were the norm, I remember an Oracle…

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Release notes are your friend

To me the most valuable documents produced by EMC in relation to NetWorker or the modules are the Release Notes.…

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Aside – Consulting tips

I regularly check on undrln, a site mainly focused on graphic design – or more broadly, the professional graphic arts.…

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Top 5 Reflections

So this morning I was looking through the stats for this blog, and I generated the list of most popular…

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Quibbles – A better NetWorker init script would be nice…

Coming primarily from a Unix background, I’ve remained disappointed for 10+ years that NetWorker’s init script has barely changed in…

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Directives and change control

It’s easy to change NetWorker directives. A few clicks here and there if you use NMC, then a couple of…

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Aside – On second thoughts, escalate that please

I use Parallels quite a lot within my Mac environment, and recently tried to get Solaris/AMD 64-bit installed. Even on…

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Carry a jukebox with you (if you’re using Linux)

A rather smart gent whom I used to work with at another company, Mark Harvey, has in his own time…

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