Author: "Werth, Dave" <dave.werth AT GARMIN DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 09:26:31 -0700
We will be installing our first NetApp appliance shortly after the new year. Up to now all of our storage has been directly attached to servers. I know there has been lots of discussion of this topic
Author: Eugene Vilensky <evilensky AT GMAIL DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 12:38:17 -0500
On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Werth, Dave <dave.werth AT garmin DOT com> wrote: Which protocols and applications will you be running? If file services, did you buy enough capacity to make snapshot
I know of at least three ways of backing up a NetApp 1) Mount the filesystems to a host and use the normal client app to do the backups. People swear by this, but I wouldn't recommend it. Too many is
Author: "Werth, Dave" <dave.werth AT GARMIN DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 12:02:09 -0700
Since none of us have experience with NetApp around here I'm not sure we've thought that far yet. The reason for getting it is that our primary file server is filling up and we need to add capacity a
Author: Eugene Vilensky <evilensky AT GMAIL DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 14:03:19 -0500
Can you do single file restores with this or must the whole volume be restored? Thanks, Eugene To sign off this list, send email to listserv AT listserv.temple DOT edu and type "signoff networker" in
You can do single file restores. However more than >1000+ or so, it is faster to do a saveset restore To sign off this list, send email to listserv AT listserv.temple DOT edu and type "signoff networ
Author: bingo <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 12:20:11 -0700
Matthew, you obviously forgot DSA (Data Service Agent). With DSA, NW converts the NDMP data format to NW's OTF format. Consequently, you can - backup NDMP to any 'normal' SN - backup to any 'normal'
Umm, No I didn't :) See option #3. To sign off this list, send email to listserv AT listserv.temple DOT edu and type "signoff networker" in the body of the email. Please write to networker-request AT
Author: "Goslin, Paul" <pgoslin AT CINCOM DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 15:30:21 -0400
How is this option #3 configured / setup. Do you have to install some kind of client software on the NetApp ? Do you create a client on the Networker server for it ? We have a NetApp and simply back
It the main admin manual it has a chapter on NDMP. Look under the section for DSA. Basically, there is a different command line option in the backup command for the NetApp client. nsrndmp_save -P <se
Author: Matthew Powell <mtpowel AT CLEMSON DOT EDU>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 16:54:24 -0400
This is how we do our NDMP backups here at Clemson. -- Matt Powell mtpowel AT clemson DOT edu Storage Administrator Clemson University 340 Computer Court Anderson, SC, 29625 office: 864-656-0589 cell
Author: "Werth, Dave" <dave.werth AT GARMIN DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 15:11:20 -0700
Thanks Matthew, I think option 3 is what we will be doing as well. Dave Werth Garmin AT, Inc. Salem, Oregon I know of at least three ways of backing up a NetApp 1) Mount the filesystems to a host and
Author: bingo <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 21:44:07 -0700
@ Matthew, yes your option #3 was in fact pointing to DSA. When i read it first time, i was thinking about the solution (#4 ?) that you can also backup to a remote NDMP tape device not attached to th
Does anyone have any experience with NetApps Snapshot or SnapVault products? We're looking into them as a possibility for some of our larger NW clients. Thanks! Teresa To sign off this list, send ema
Yes. What info do you need ? Rgds Vikash Does anyone have any experience with NetApps Snapshot or SnapVault products? We're looking into them as a possibility for some of our larger NW clients. Thank
Author: "Buerger, Andreas" <andreas.buerger AT WINCOR-NIXDORF DOT COM>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:49:04 +0200
Hi, Yes were using nearly all NetApp Snap Technologies (Snapshots, Snapvault, Snapmirror...) as one part of our backup enviroment. We also have included some processes within our NetWorker, it works
Author: "Buerger, Andreas" <andreas.buerger AT WINCOR-NIXDORF DOT COM>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:51:59 +0200
I would say it depends on your needs and your enviroment. NetApp's snapshot technologies provide fast restore capabilities but they don't fit to every enviroment and application. At first I have to s
Author: Fazil Saiyed <Fazil.Saiyed AT ANIXTER DOT COM>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:23:42 -0500
Hello, Your experience is similar to our, we have implemented all 3 technologies with Netapp. 1. FC 2. ISCSI 3. CIFS Time and time again, we had to raise volume size due to increased use and it's eas
Author: John Stoffel <john.stoffel AT TAEC.TOSHIBA DOT COM>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:51:08 -0400
I use it at my current job. The farther your WAN link, the poorer the performance. What in particular are you looking for information wise? John To sign off this list, send email to listserv AT list