Hi Group,

I'm doing a test to enable me to restore a NetBackup NDMP Backup (Client is
a NetApp) on a SUN system. From the reading I've done I believe this to be
possible, as the "dump/restore" used within NDMP are compatible with Solaris
ufsdump/ufsrestore commands.

I've made a new NDMP backup to a new tape, and two files were created. The
files on the tape where some sort of header file and the dump of the data. I
then extracted the two files off the tape with 'dd' to a local SUN file
system for the recovery. When I try to extract the data using 'ufsrestore' I
get a message saying it's not a dump format. The command I'm using to try
and do the extraction is:-

dd if=file2.dat | ufsrestore tvf -

where "file2.dat" is the second of the two files extracted from the tape,
what I believe is the dump file.

Any clues as to what I'm doing incorrectly? 

The purpose of this test is to enable me to restore NDMP files if my NetApp
system is down.

Thanks, I shall summarise.


Regards 

Andrew Wilkin 
Computer Systems Analyst 

Department of Information Technology & Management 
Land & Property Information - New South Wales 

Panorama Ave 
BATHURST, NSW, 2795, AUSTRALIA 

Ph: (02) 6332 8397 
Fx: (02) 6332 8457 
E-mail: Andrew.Wilkin AT ditm.nsw.gov DOT au 
WEB: www.lpi.nsw.gov.au <http://www.lpi.nsw.gov.au>  



***************************************************************
This message is intended for the addressee named and 
may  contain confidential information. If you are not the 
intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender. 
Views expressed in this message are those of the 
individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the
Department of  Information Technology & Management.

This email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper 
for the presence of computer viruses.
***************************************************************