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Netting Out NetBackup

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TimBurlowski | 26 Mar 2009 | 0 comments

 I usually don't trumpet the arrival of each new Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) that we post for NetBackup, but this one is special since we're annoucning support for Quantum's OST device which I blogged about a little while back. Good stuff. I love treating disk as disk.

TimBurlowski | 19 Mar 2009 | 0 comments

My last post showed NetBackup Operations being displayed on a Nintendo Wii.

Stumpr asked about the iPhone. I'm glad you asked. Here is a screen shotimagebrowser image of Veritas Backup Reporter on an iPhone. 

I can't help you with the "how do I get my company to expense and iPhone or a new HDTV and a Wii" - although I wish I could.

The trend is clear - smart devices and ubiquitous remote access will mean that more and more administrators will want to peek into their environment and do administration from home or the local coffee shop. All I ask is that everyone will pull over their car when they need to initiate that critical restore request :)

TimBurlowski | 18 Mar 2009 | 7 comments

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I got a big chuckle out of this screen shot sent in by a customer. If you look closely on the bottom, the buttons are unmistakeably the Opera web browser on the Nintendo Wii. The web page displayed is the main monitoring page of NetBackup Operations Manager, which allows you to monitor, manage and report on NetBackup servers at multiple versions located potentially located in multiple locations. This is fantastic, you can play a few tennis matches, then switch gears and start monitoring backup and restore operations. We don't formally test compatibility with Opera on Wii but I would like to point out that it's better to have NetBackup on Wii than NetBackup ennui ;)

When I talk to customers about  web interfaces, everyone brings up the simple use case of being in a remote situation where you...