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Here’s a script for enabling/disabling CBT or reading CBT status.

@ECHO OFF
 :BEGIN
 REM change block tracking for VMware/Networker
 REM tested with Networker 7.6.3.1 on Windows 7 and VSphere 5
 REM 08.02.2012 Otmanix
 REM http://www.punchingclouds.com/?p=896
 REM http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1020128
 CLS
 ECHO *** change block tracking - VMware/Networker ***
 ECHO ************************************************
 SET /P VCENTER=vcenter (FQDN):
 SET /P USER=user:
 SET /P PASSWORD=password:
 :ID
 CLS
 ECHO identify vm by
 ECHO 1) name in vcenter
 ECHO 2) dns name (fqdn)
 ECHO 3) ip address
 ECHO 4) EXIT
 CHOICE /N /C 1234 /M "PICK A NUMBER (1, 2, 3, 4)"
 IF ERRORLEVEL 4 GOTO END
 IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO ID3
 IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO ID2
 IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO ID1
 IF ERRORLEVEL 0 GOTO END
 GOTO ID
 :ID3
 SET LOOKUPMETHOD=ip-addr
 SET LOOKUPKEY=
 SET /P LOOKUPKEY=IP address:
 GOTO CBT
 :ID2
 SET LOOKUPMETHOD=dns-name
 SET LOOKUPKEY=
 SET /P LOOKUPKEY=hostname (fqdn):
 GOTO CBT
 :ID1
 SET LOOKUPMETHOD=vm-name
 SET LOOKUPKEY=
 SET /P LOOKUPKEY=name of vm in vcenter (case sensitive):
 GOTO CBT
 :CBT
 CLS
 ECHO choose
 ECHO 1) info about cbt
 ECHO 2) enable cbt
 ECHO 3) disable CBT
 ECHO 4) EXIT
 CHOICE /N /C 1234 /M "PICK A NUMBER (1, 2, 3, 4)"
 IF ERRORLEVEL 4 GOTO END
 IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO CBT3
 IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO CBT2
 IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO CBT1
 IF ERRORLEVEL 0 GOTO END
 GOTO BEGIN
 :CBT3
 SET CBTMODE=cbt-disable
 GOTO COMMAND
 :CBT2
 SET CBTMODE=cbt-enable
 GOTO COMMAND
 :CBT1
 SET CBTMODE=info
 GOTO COMMAND
 :COMMAND
 nsrvadp_modify_vm.exe -H %VCENTER% -P https -u %USER% -p %PASSWORD% -l %LOOKUPMETHOD% -k %LOOKUPKEY% -c %CBTMODE%
 PAUSE
 GOTO CBT
 :END

May the force be with you!

When performing a DD OS upgrade using a USB key, make sure the USB key is inserted slowly into the Data Domain system’s USB socket. Two criteria can help you to judge how “slowly” to insert the key:
The LED on the USB key starts blinking after you’ve inserted the USB to the very end or, for a USB key with no LED display, make sure it takes more than one second to fully insert the USB key.

I assume this will be the next step:

Please fondle the hardware while doing the upgrade…

You may have noticed that the frequency of new blog articles has decreased a lot. At the moment I need a break from blogosphere. On the one hand I want to spend my free time for doing other things like reading tons of books on my Amazon kindle. At the moment I’m reading “the last ring-bearer“. Tolkien fans with humour will enjoy this journey to middle earth where everything is different, the good guys are the bad ones and vice versa… On the other hand I don’t have a topic to blog about. I haven’t installed/used PS3 Media Server for months so I don’t see any reason in writing articles about that or doing support. Sorry folks, please visit the PMS forum for help.

If there is a new topic worth blogging you will find new articles here.

So have a good time. Bye, Otmanix

Good bye, c0t0d0s0.org!

EMC sent the Networker product manager as well as developers (see photo), support guys and trainer in order to show the roadmap and answer customer questions.

This event was really worth visiting it. Thanks to EMC for sending people with deep knowledge which were able to answer questions as well as discussing rfe and talking about the roadmap.

1h til beginning of Networker user group meeting in Steigenberger airport hotel in Frankfurt…
So I hope this will be a day full of new informations about backup and related technical stuff…

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