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[Veritas-bu] NetApp/NDMP to non-NetApp connected tapedrive/jukebox

2000-08-29 10:41:39
Subject: [Veritas-bu] NetApp/NDMP to non-NetApp connected tapedrive/jukebox
From: Rob Worman rob AT colltech DOT com
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 09:41:39 -0500
>Is anyone using Veritas NetBackup (with NDMP option) to
>perform NDMP based backups over the network from a
>Network Appliance to a tape drive that is not attached to
>another Network Appliance?
>
>My expectation "was" Veritas has its "tape server" working with
>NDMP and I would simply backup via NDMP from the NetApp to the
>Veritas tape server.... Either I am wrong or I am clueless on
>configuring it.

not clueless, just wrong.  :)

in spite of the "N" in NDMP, what you want to do is not currently 
possible with Netbackup's NDMP add-on product.  You gotta 
direct-connect those Netapps to the tape drive(s), or else back them 
up via NFS/CIFS (yuk!)

rob



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