Data Domain Boost and Daily/Monthly Backups
One question that comes up every now and then concerns having an optimal approach to Data Domain Boost devices in…
Tag: disk backup
Holiday Wrap-Up
The holiday season is upon many of us – whether you celebrate xmas or christmas, or just the new year…
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…
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…
When will tape die?
As you may have noticed, I have a great deal of disrespect for “tape is dead” stories. To be blunt,…
Should you use NAS for disk backup?
Over at SearchStorage, there’s an article at the moment about using NAS disk as a disk backup target – i.e.,…
Merits of Virtual Tape Libraries (VTLs)
Or, “In 5 years time will we reflect on VTLs as an example of a bad direction in data protection?”…