NetWorker 7.6 SP1

Introduction I was lucky enough to get to work on the beta testing programme for NetWorker 7.6 SP1. While there…

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First thoughts – NetWorker 7.5 SP3 AFTD Enhancements

On the weekend it came out, being your typical backup geek, I downloaded NetWorker 7.5 SP3, installed a new virtual…

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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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ADV_FILE operational changes

As I mentioned in an earlier post, EMC have announced on their community forum that there are some major changes…

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Coming ADV_FILE changes

I had been aware for a while from an NDA conversation that these changes were on the way, but of…

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10 reasons why tape is still important (part 2)

In the previous article, I covered the first five of ten reasons why tape is still important. Now, let’s consider…

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10 reasons why tape is still important (part 1)

Various companies will spin you their “tape is dead” story, and I’m the first to admit that the use pattern…

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ADV_FILE devices and tape rotation strategies

While I touched on this in the second blog posting I made (Instantiating Savesets), it’s worthwhile revisiting this topic more…

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EMC, Data Domain, VTLs and Disk Backup

With their recent acquisition of Data Domain, some people at EMC have become table thumping experts overnight on why you…

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Quibbles – The maddening shortfall of ADV_FILE

Everyone who has worked with ADV_FILE devices knows this situation: a disk backup unit fills, and the saveset(s) being written…

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