It doesn't need to be a storage node.  You need to change the client
definition to point at a storage node that has access to the pool and
the tapes.  It should back it up just fine over the network.

On Wed, 2008-05-14 at 10:34 -0400, Kent Dias wrote:
> I'm trying to set up NDMP backups of our NetAPP NAS. We are running 
> Networker 7.3.2 on Windows 2003 Server with 3 tape libraries attached via 
> our SAN switch. The NetApp is NOT connected to the SAN - only the LAN at 
> this time.
> 
> I have added the NAS nodes as clients and also added them as storage 
> nodes. I've created a dedicated medias pool and pointed it to a single 
> drive on Lib2. When I try to back them up I get the following: 
> 
> * pmurdenasp01:/vol/vol0/.snapshot nsrndmp_save: error, no matching 
> devices for save of client `pmurdenasp01'; check storage nodes, devices or 
> pools
> 
> 
> Is this because the NAS doesn't have a connection to a tape library?
> 
> Our NAS Administrator insists that this can be done without the NAS having 
> a connected library - I'm not so sure.
> 
> Any suggestions on proper implementation of NDMP backups ?
> 
> Thanks, 
>         Kent 
> 
> Kent Dias 
> Windows System Administrator 
> Northrop Grumman IT - Richmond 
> robert.k.dias.contractor AT altria DOT com 
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