We do a lot of three-way backups and restores. We are running NetApp Release
5.3.4R3P2. There are issues with R3P2 that cause VERITAS to state that only
base 5.3.4 is supported. (Or that was the case when the filers would down
drives at the end/media change point of a backup after being upgraded to R3P2.)
Kelly
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Bakh [mailto:bbakh AT veritas DOT com]
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 1:47 PM
To: Debbie Brown; Bob Bakh
Cc: Rob Worman; Rudy Nedved; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] NetApp/NDMP to non-NetApp connected
tapedrive/ju kebox
Unfortunately I don't know.
This is more of a NDMP on NetApp, so you'll have to contact NetApp.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Debbie Brown [mailto:debbieb AT msp.sc.ti DOT com]
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 7:35 AM
To: Bob Bakh
Cc: Rob Worman; Rudy Nedved; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NetApp/NDMP to non-NetApp connected
tapedrive/jukebox
F.Y.I...
The last time I spoke to NetApp, I was told that OnTap 5.2.3 can do 3-way
(i.e.
alternate client backup/restore), but OnTap 5.3.2 cannot do 3-way
backups/restores.
Bob, please correct me if this information has changed (i.e. if NetApp now
has
a patch to fix this problem in 5.2.3).
Thanks,
Debbie Brown
Bob Bakh wrote:
> Actually this wrongness is contagious Rob.
>
> You can backup from one NetApp to another via the network. So one NetApp
> needs to be attached to a tape drive and the others can backup through it
> using the NDMP protocol, which is redundant sins the P in NDMP is
protocol.
>
> But I digress.
>
> Another But is that the tape drive attached to the NetApp can not be used
to
> back anything else up nor is it easily put into a shared SSO environment.
> NetApp only works in a fiber environment out side of it's chassis through
a
> specific switch. Which I have played with in a Lab environment and it
works
> great there, I have not touched it in the real world. And support comes
> from the Library and Switch vendors.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Worman [mailto:rob AT colltech DOT com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 7:42 AM
> To: Rudy Nedved
> Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NetApp/NDMP to non-NetApp connected
> tapedrive/jukebox
>
> >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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