Multihost consistent backups in NetWorker 9
NetWorker 9 introduces a new action that can be incorporated into workflows, Check Connectivity. You can use this prior to a backup…
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NetWorker 9 introduces a new action that can be incorporated into workflows, Check Connectivity. You can use this prior to a backup…
A while ago I became aware of some bugs to do with NetWorker probe based backups. While they worked without…
(No, not micromanuals – official EMC Technical Notes for NetWorker.) EMC has been working hard at making very useful technical…
When I first mentioned probe based backups a while ago, I suggested that they’re going to be a bit of…
Probe based backups were introduced in NetWorker 7.5, though you might think they had already existed in there, given the…
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