set_ndmp_attr already saves a backup copy of the file
.namespace.chksum as .namespace.chksum.bak

This command does not delete storage units.  Do you mean robots?
If you delete a NDMP server host any related robots will also
be deleted.

There are only two kinds of info managed by this command:

Authentication - NDMP server hostname, user name, and password
Robot location - NDMP server hostname, robot devicename, controller, ID, LUN

The robot location is optional with NetApp as they don't use
the controller/ID/LUN info to find the robot device.

Suggest you open a support call.


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>I've been bitten by the set_ndmp_attr command several times.  It is buggy.
>Veritas has a patch but won't release it until 4QTR for NBU 4.5.  So, in
>the meantime, do what I do.  BEFORE you make any changes using this command,
>go to /usr/openv/volmgr/database and make a copy of the file:
>.namespace.chksum
>then run your command.  That way if it screws everything up, you can copy
>it back.  OR for the couragous, just hand edit the text file.  Be sure to
>use -verify after your edits to check your work.
>
>Regards
>John Stephens
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>"Syed, Mukarram" wrote:
>> 
>> Hi All,
>> Question regarding the set_ndmp_attr command:
>> I used the set_ndmp_attr -delete <options> to delete a Network Appliance
>> filer which will be deployed somewhere else.
>> I found that it completely deleted the NDMP storage units.  I had two
>> storage units (essentially 2 dedicated tape drives, one for each Netapp) and
>> it deleted both of them.
>> Does the set_ndmp_attr -delete the storage units as well?  Seems to me that
>> it's completely unrelated, unless I went into the Storage Unit GUI or
>> command line and deleted it.
>> Thanks
>> -Mukarram Syed
>> UNIX Systems Administrator.
>> XO Communications.
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