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Re: [Networker] Netapp, ndmp, and incremental backups.

2005-06-15 23:44:14
Subject: Re: [Networker] Netapp, ndmp, and incremental backups.
From: Itzik Meirson <imeirson AT MBI.CO DOT IL>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 06:42:22 +0300
The Netapp (and I think all NDMP backups) does not support incremental
backups. It supports only differentials.
For once a week fulls you could accomplish the equivalent by setting up
a schedule of "F 1 2 3 4 5 6".
Itzik 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Darren Dunham
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 02:08
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> Subject: [Networker] Netapp, ndmp, and incremental backups.
> 
> I've just set up a netapp with jukebox under networker.  
> Everything seems pretty good, but I'm not getting incrementals.
> 
> If I run "savegrp -p" for the netapp, it says it'll do 
> level=incr with the correct time for the full shown.  But 
> overnight it actually runs a full.
> 
> I'm just now trying to investigate what's going on (more 
> difficult because I didn't have enough tapes for two fulls, 
> so the second "full" failed).  
> 
> Before I went too far, I figured I'd see if someone knew if 
> this was wrong in the first place.  Can the netapp do an 
> incr?  Do I need to back that down to a 9?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
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