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[Veritas-bu] NDMP for Netbackup

2002-04-24 11:38:43
Subject: [Veritas-bu] NDMP for Netbackup
From: jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com (Jeff Kennedy)
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 08:38:43 -0700
That is exactly what I do now.  I am trying to get more info on exactly
how ndmp data is dup'd and why it goes over network (the logistics still
elude me).

~JK

Bob Grabbe wrote:
> 
> So it sounds like it might be easier to just run 2 backups and take one
> of them off-site ?
> 
> Bob Grabbe
> Dominos Pizza LLC
> 734-930-3703
> Fax 734-669-3703
> grabbeb AT dominos DOT com
> 
> >>> "Jeff Kennedy" <jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com> 4/24/02 11:09:00 AM >>>
> I don't think this is true.  According to Veritas, Vault requires
> duplication using the original host drives.  So if you have 1 drive
> attached to the filer, too bad, no dup for you.  If you have 2 you can
> do it, but ndmp dup is *extremely* painful as it goes over network,
> not
> direct attach whatever (fcal, scsi, etc...).
> 
> ~JK
> 
> Douglas Ritschel wrote:
> >
> > Another limitation of connecting the tape drives to
> > the ndmp host is that you cannot use the tape drives
> > to duplicate tapes. You have to use tape drives
> > connected to a Unix or Windows machine to duplicate
> > tapes.
> >
> > --- Jeff Kennedy <jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com> wrote:
> > > NDMP data can only be restored to an NDMP client.
> > > Currently there is no
> > > way to make an NDMP client out of a Sun or Windows
> > > box.
> > >
> > > ~JK
> > >
> > > Bob Grabbe wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Need information, and I haven't been able to get a
> > > definitive answer
> > > > from the manuals.
> > > >
> > > > We are looking to add a Netapp appliance to our
> > > infrastructure and use
> > > > Netbackup for NDMP to back it up. I am currently
> > > using NBU 3.4.1 with a
> > > > scsi attached tape library.
> > > > For the Netapp box, we are going to attach 2 9940
> > > drives directly to
> > > > the filer that will reside in our current storage
> > > library and manage it
> > > > from our current NBU server.
> > > > Question is, is it possible to restore files from
> > > an NDMP backup to a
> > > > different client, e.g. to a Windows 2000 server
> > > that is not an NDMP
> > > > client, or can restores only be done to the Netapp
> > > filer ? I'm thinking
> > > > that any restores have to be done to the filer,
> > > but I'd like to confirm
> > > > this before we spend the cash.
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Bob Grabbe
> > > > Dominos Pizza LLC
> > > > 734-930-3703
> > > > Fax 734-669-3703
> > > > grabbeb AT dominos DOT com
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