Assorted musings (Episode 2)
Browser wars redux? I was a little surprised to see that other browser vendors are again accusing Microsoft of unfair…
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Browser wars redux? I was a little surprised to see that other browser vendors are again accusing Microsoft of unfair…
Sometimes you have to think outside the box to get just the right database backup. And functions like post-scripts can help you out.
While NetWorker 9 went DA at the end of September and is seeing healthy uptake around the world, NetWorker 8.2 is still…
A while ago, I set out to update the nsradmin micromanual I’d released originally in 2009. In short order though I…
Generally speaking, you don’t want to be mucking around with the contents of your disk backup units except under extreme…
Take a basic mminfo query, add someone not familiar with how NetWorker stores and works with dates/times, and you have…
A fairly common question I get asked is “How can I find out what files were backed up?” This is…
Following a recent discussion I’ve been having on the NetWorker Mailing List, I thought I should put a few details…
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