I have a mysql database where the data resides on a qtree on a NetApp volume.
To backup the database I shut it down and and create a snapshot for the volume
and then restart the database.
I than backup the snapshot using the following command:
# nsrndmp_save -T dump -c rifle -l full  -g NetApp
/vol/vol2/.snapshot/mysql/biodb
The snapshot I created is called mysql and the qtree is /vol/vol2/biodb
The backup completes as you can see below.
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pollen 10:03 [1003] # ./nsrndmp_save -T dump -c rifle -l full  -g NetApp
/vol/vol2/.snapshot/mysql/biodb
NDMP Service Log: DUMP: Using Full Quota Tree Dump

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Tue Oct 22 02:15:16 2002.

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch.

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: Dumping /vol/vol2/.snapshot/mysql/biodb to NDMP
connection

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: mapping (Pass I)[regular files]

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: mapping (Pass II)[directories]

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: estimated 65613187 KB.

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories]

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: dumping (Pass IV) [regular files]

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: Tue Oct 22 10:14:48 2002 : We have written 6109353 KB.

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: Tue Oct 22 10:19:48 2002 : We have written 11960284
KB.

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: Tue Oct 22 10:24:48 2002 : We have written 18247692
KB.

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: Tue Oct 22 10:29:48 2002 : We have written 23877126
KB.

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: Tue Oct 22 10:34:48 2002 : We have written 30185768
KB.

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: Tue Oct 22 10:39:48 2002 : We have written 36222968
KB.

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: Tue Oct 22 10:44:48 2002 : We have written 40633715
KB.

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: Tue Oct 22 10:49:48 2002 : We have written 45311944
KB.

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: Tue Oct 22 10:54:48 2002 : We have written 51127986
KB.

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: Tue Oct 22 10:59:48 2002 : We have written 56605968
KB.

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: Tue Oct 22 11:04:48 2002 : We have written 62989688
KB.

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: dumping (Pass V) [ACLs]

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: 65616614 KB

NDMP Service Log: DUMP: DUMP IS DONE

rifle: /vol/vol2/.snapshot/mysql/biodb level=full, 65 GB 01:01:08   4019 files

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Now I want to recover my qtree using nsrndmp_recover, however my saveset is
"/vol/vol2/.snapshot/mysql/biodb" and not /vol/vol2/biodb as would have
occured had I not specified the snapshot.

Normally you cannot overwrite a snapshot on a NetApp so does anyone know if I
try to restore the saveset if it will it work?

Networker 6.1.2 Build 340 on Solaris 9, OnTap 6.2.1 on the NetApp.

The lack of information from Legato and NetApp on handling NDMP and the
numerous restrictions (euphemism for bugs) has me close to weeping.



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