I found this comment from NetApp: >Dump Format: >Before we begin, it is important to realize that NetApp dump >(whether initiated using NDMP or using the filer console) adheres to >the ufsdump (Solaris dump) format.
So it sounds line the NetApp data format is Solaris dump format. Rick -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Skylar Thompson Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2016 11:28 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: *EXTERNAL* Re: NDMP backups Restore Yep, this is correct. It is one of the reasons I have avoided NDMP backups in favor of NFS/CIFS backups. On Tue, Sep 06, 2016 at 03:23:58PM +0000, Huebner, Andy wrote: > My understanding is NDMP is a standard for the transport of data, not the > format of the data. I would not expect an NDMP backup from one vendor to > work on the next vendor. > > As an example: NetApp supports compression and does not decompress for the > backup. They next system would have to understand NetApp compression. > > Andy Huebner > SME - Storage and Backups GDC - Fort Worth > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of > Remco Post > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2016 2:47 AM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] NDMP backups Restore > > > On 05 Sep 2016, at 14:55, Nick Marouf <mar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hello ADSM, > > > > We are currently migrating away from Netapps, (NDMP to tape) to a new > > store subsystem ( Infinidat) > > > > My belief is that since NDMP is a common protocol, we should be able > > to restore those via TSM to volumes on to the Infinidats or any other > > alternate storage destination. > > > > I think you find that ???computer says nooooo???. I???m guessing that your > current NDMP dumps are in NetApp format, so you can possibly restore those to > every NetApp you wish, but nothing else. > > > Does anyone have any experience or tips? I feel that I'm only > > scratching the surface with this topics. > > > > > > Thank you > > -Nick > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PGP PUBLIC KEY > > > > https://keybase.io/marouf/key.asc > > -- > > Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind Regards, > > Remco Post > r.p...@plcs.nl > +31 6 248 21 622 -- -- Skylar Thompson (skyl...@u.washington.edu) -- Genome Sciences Department, System Administrator -- Foege Building S046, (206)-685-7354 -- University of Washington School of Medicine
