NetWorker Single Server Edition
Truth be told, I don’t have any real involvement in EBS (Enterprise Backup Software) these days. If you’re unaware of…
Aside – How much is a Petabyte?
OK, so this has been linked to a … bazillion … times by various storage-type bloggers over the last week….
Mistakes you don’t want to make
Many years ago, a company switched from ArcServe to NetWorker. They did so around the time they made their end…
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…
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…
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…
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….
Aside – Consulting tips
I regularly check on undrln, a site mainly focused on graphic design – or more broadly, the professional graphic arts….
Top 5 Reflections
So this morning I was looking through the stats for this blog, and I generated the list of most popular…
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…