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Re: [Networker] configure clients as administrators on NetWorker server
2009-10-14 07:30:54
On 14/10/2009, at 21:32 , Teresa Biehler wrote:
Security may not be the only factor when determining whether a
software
package is enterprise ready, but for a backup product, it should be
very
high on the list. The backup server essentially has access to ALL
your
data. Shouldn't that be the most secure system in your data center?
Yes it should be a highly secure server, but we're not talking about
making every potential user of the system an administrator, just
specific application administrators.
If I recall correctly these days the administration privilege is only
required if the Oracle backups are to either have RMAN execute backup
deletion commands or perform saveset bundling. If I'm right, remaining
Oracle backup activities outside of this realm don't need
administrator privileges. (I don't currently have an active Oracle VM
to test this against.)
So for standard backup and recovery you can, in theory, get away with
it. If I recall you'll have an even better success rate in situations
where you're not using a recovery catalogue.
What I would encourage though (and as I suggested) is that if there's
a security issue with NetWorker, it should be logged with EMC support
and pushed hard for resolution.
Cheers,
Preston.
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Preston de Guise
"Enterprise Systems Backup and Recovery: A Corporate Insurance Policy":
http://www.amazon.com/Enterprise-Systems-Backup-Recovery-Corporate/dp/1420076396
http://www.enterprisesystemsbackup.com
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