NetWorker on Linux – Ditching ext3 for xfs
Recently when I made an exasperated posting about lengthy ext3 check times and looking forward to btrfs, Siobhán Ellis pointed…
Tag: Linux
Routine filesystem checks on disk backup units
On Linu, filesystems typically have two settings regarding getting complete checks on boot. These are: Maximum number of mounts before…
Last month’s top story
I thought that I might from now on try to do a brief comment at the start of each month…
Aside – On second thoughts, escalate that please
I use Parallels quite a lot within my Mac environment, and recently tried to get Solaris/AMD 64-bit installed. Even on…
Determining your NetWorker binary build details
Occasionally, depending on the issue you are having, EMC support or EMC engineering may request that you provide your NetWorker…
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…
Distribution plug – SME Server
Sometime in 2003 I installed my last (and possibly last ever) Linux desktop machine. Having been a fan of Linux…