Yes,
You are right... To achieve the incremental equivalent you will have to
use F(0) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F 1 2 3...
Itzik 

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> From: Legato NetWorker discussion 
> [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Randy Doering
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 23:28
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Netapp, ndmp, and incremental backups.
> 
> I've been meaning to ask a question about that paragraph, but 
> hadn't gotten around to it. I don't think that subsequent 
> Level 1 backups will function like incremental backups. A 
> Level 1 on Day 2 goes back to the Day 1 Full, but a Level 1 
> on Day 3 will also go back to the Day1 Full (including what 
> had already been backed up on Day 2).
> 
> Is this correct?
> 
> Thanks,
> Randy
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> 
> > > >From the NW 7.1 documentation CD (May 2004), the Unix 
> administrator
> > > guide, in the NDMP chapter, under "limitations ...(p.532): 
> > > * The NetWorker software does not support incremental backup 
> > > settings for NDMP backups. If you select the incremental setting, 
> > > the NetWorker server performs a full backup. However, you can 
> > > schedule level backups to function like incremental backups. For 
> > > example, complete a full backup on day 1 and level 1 
> backups on days 2 through 7.
> > > Itzik
> > 
> > Thank you. It's the same wording in the 7.2 manual, but I 
> completely 
> > overlooked it.
> > 
> > 
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