On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Melvin, Grant wrote:
Alternatively, you can use NDMPcopy available on ftp://ftp.ndmp.org and skip writing/reading to/from tape. As outlined in the "Migrating Data Between NetApp Filers" white paper at:
This is the approach we've used successfully many times. It's nice to do a level 0, then do a 1, cut to the new filer, then do a level 2. If you plan to do the whole thing at during hours of light load, the risk involved here is negligible.