I think it really depends on what version of Netbackup you use, and also
the version of OnTap that you have as well.

I haven't used a NetApp and Netbackup in the same environment for over
18 months, but when I was I had the filer taking regular snapshots
through out the day and had a script on a Solaris box to make one each
night at 11pm. The 11pm snapshot was then written to tape using NDMP and
Netbackup. I just pointed the Netbackup policy at the snapshot path and
name. If I remember correctly, The NDMP backup would not take a snapshot
first, that's why we had a UNIX box do it instead.

I might be wrong though, it's been a while!

Ryan.


-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Sto
Rage(c) 
Sent: 27 October 2005 19:32
To: Paul Keating
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Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] netapp snapshot backups


Yes, it creates a snapshot named something like this
snapshot_for_backup.XXX -G

On 10/27/05, Paul Keating <pkeating AT bank-banque-canada DOT ca> wrote:
> I am using NDMP.
>
> So you're saying I do not need to make a snapshot and back it up, that

> NDMP automatically makes a snapshot, and backs up the snapshot?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sto Rage(c) [mailto:netbacker AT gmail DOT com]
> > Sent: October 27, 2005 1:57 PM
> > To: Paul Keating
> > Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> > Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] netapp snapshot backups
> >
> >
> > If NDMP, Netapp creates a snapshot before the backup starts.
> >
> > -G
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