Ready for {reading|writing}, idle
Sometimes NetWorker adminsitrators find themselves gnashing their teeth over the following device/media status messages: ready for reading, idle or ready…
Why interfaces must be beautiful as well as functional
It’s been a long time since I’ve read such a thoughtful and simple argument for beautiful interface design, rather than…
Recovering with scanner and uasm
There are some types of recoveries that fall into the “last ditch effort” category – everything else has been tried,…
Basics – nsraddadmin
A simple and straight-forward command, nsraddadmin answers that problem of needing to quickly add a user account as a NetWorker…
Difficult ‘recover’ scenarios
Even though I usually avoid using GUIs for recoveries*, given my main workstation is a Mac, I don’t have the…
Fiji
Fiji has yet again slipped into another military dictatorship. It’s a crying shame that such a beautiful country continues to…
Aside – the three rules of good coffee
I’ll admit, I’m not a barista. Needless to say working in IT and coming from Australia I have a healthy…
NetWorker 7.5.1, Software Repository and Solaris x86/Solaris AMD
I currently have an open case with EMC about this, and I’m pushing to get these packages fixed and updated….
Basics – jbverify
Now, some might say that I’m not the smartest card in the deck for what I’m about to note, but…
Basics – no_striped_recover
With the introduction of the advanced file type (adv_file) device in NetWorker, changes were made to support striped recoveries. This…