NetApp / NDMP
Updated: 11 Jan 2012 | 3 comments
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From my understanding, to backup a Netapp, you would use NDMP. I also believe that is the best practice. However, my customer is stating otherwise. Would someone be able to clarify this?
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It by far the fastest option to retrieve data from a NAS device. Other method may work but are very slow (reading data off a CIFS share).
NDMP has it's disadvantages as well, planing required.
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/whitepaper-best-practice-ndmp-backup-veritas-netbackup
NetApp offer a long range of snap backup methods - including snapvault (I think this is what the customer has in mind). But to me snaps that are contained in the samme array isn't really a backup.
http://www.netapp.com/us/products/protection-software/snapvault.html
Assumption is the mother of all mess ups.
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"But to me snaps that are contained in the samme array isn't
really a backup"
True, but it can all be done over n/w to another filer - which is what they are intending to replace most of our backup infrastructure......
Regards Andy
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Thanks for the clarification!
Thanks for the clarification!
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