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…
Tag: ADV_FILE
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…
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…
ADV_FILE operational changes
As I mentioned in an earlier post, EMC have announced on their community forum that there are some major changes…
Coming ADV_FILE changes
I had been aware for a while from an NDA conversation that these changes were on the way, but of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…