This is an option if you are using a Netapp.  Make sure you test
yourself though.   Obviously it is a crude method.

http://www.backupcentral.com/foms/netbackup-serve/cache/102.html

On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Bob Grabbe wrote:

> I've tried. There is no way to do this without an ndmp client. I've
> researched it both through Veritas and through our Network Appliance
> connections.
> It might be possible to use tar from a unix machine to read the tape,
> but I haven't tried this. I don't suspect it would be easy, though.
> Good Luck
> Bob Grabbe
> Dominos Pizza LLC
> grabbeb AT dominos DOT com
>
>
> >>> "Sperano, Gary" <Gary.Sperano AT T-Mobile DOT com> 2/18/03 3:02:36 PM >>>
> How can you restore data that was backed up via NDMP to an alternate
> client which is not NDMP when the NDMP server no longer exist?
>
> Gary A. Sperano Jr.
> T-Mobile Atlanta, GA
> 770-604-3165 Desk
> 404-610-9566 Cell
> gary.sperano AT t-mobile DOT com
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