Re: [Networker] 7.4.5 nsrck hangs

In regard to: Re: [Networker] 7.4.5 nsrck hangs, Roberta Gold said (at...:

Does EMC intend to fix this? Or is this considered bad house-keeping on ourpart?


NetWorker has allowed old client indexes to be kept around since the early
days of the product.  If they're going to change the behavior now, you
would think that it would warrant a mention in the release notes.

Also, when you delete a client, NetWorker doesn't delete the client file
index -- it doesn't even prompt you to delete it.  It just leaves it.  If
that's bad practice, you would think the GUI would prompt you to delete
it.

I really want to keep information on our DR tapes in our media index ...


I could be misunderstanding what's going on, but isn't it the client file
index that nsrck is hanging on, though?  There's no reason why you can't
keep the media information in the media index -- it's the actual saveset
contents in the client file index that's triggering the issue.

If you have index savesets for your older, deleted clients on tape
somewhere, then it should be trivial to pull them back if you ever need
them.  You should be able to safely remove the client file index directories
for old clients that are no longer defined.

Should I still open a case with EMC to express my displeasure for
turning what should have continued to be ignorable warnings to something
requiring immediate attention?


Depends on what your frustration level is.  As Francis said in an earlier
email, lately it seems to be a real fight just to get EMC to acknowledge
that something even is a problem.  Then the fight to get a fix begins.

Tim
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