Bruce, You might designate a basic windows server as a backup server and have it mount the CIFS shares from the vfiler and then run a regular backup. This way, you could restore to any windows server. If you are using NFS do the same with a basic linux or unix box.
Cheers, Neil Strand Storage Engineer - Legg Mason Baltimore, MD. (410) 580-7491 Whatever you can do or believe you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Dollens, Bruce Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 12:16 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] NAS Restore Thanks Shawn, I was afraid that was the answer. Unfortunately this is a vfiler so we will need to backup with NDMP. Thanks, --Bruce -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Shawn Drew Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 10:52 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] NAS Restore You do need a NAS to restore NDMP data . No way around that. You would have to switch to NFS/CIFS backups (as opposed to NDMP) in order to restore without the Netapp. Maybe have a separate, short-retention CIFS backup just for DR purposes. Regards, Shawn ________________________________________________ Shawn Drew Internet bdoll...@txfb-ins.com Sent by: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 05/15/2009 11:07 AM Please respond to ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU To ADSM-L cc Subject [ADSM-L] NAS Restore We just recently added an IBM N series NAS and using TSM NDMP to back up our data nightly. We are going to be doing a DR in a couple of weeks and we do not have a NAS at our test site and will build a huge server to restore the data to. How will we restore to an alternate location if it is not a NAS box? I have looked at the restore options with TSM and it looks like it has to restore to a NAS. Thanks for any help you can provide. Bruce Dollens This message and any attachments (the "message") is intended solely for the addressees and is confidential. If you receive this message in error, please delete it and immediately notify the sender. Any use not in accord with its purpose, any dissemination or disclosure, either whole or partial, is prohibited except formal approval. The internet can not guarantee the integrity of this message. BNP PARIBAS (and its subsidiaries) shall (will) not therefore be liable for the message if modified. Please note that certain functions and services for BNP Paribas may be performed by BNP Paribas RCC, Inc. IMPORTANT: E-mail sent through the Internet is not secure. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send any confidential or sensitive information to us via electronic mail, including social security numbers, account numbers, or personal identification numbers. Delivery, and or timely delivery of Internet mail is not guaranteed. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send time sensitive or action-oriented messages to us via electronic mail. This message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged or confidential information. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone any information contained in this message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the author by replying to this message and then kindly delete the message. Thank you.
