If you have files with NT-style permissions, though, backing up over NFS is not a desirable option as you will loose any NTFS file attributes including ACLs and DOS attributes. Backing up over CIFS not only retains NTFS file permissions but it retains UNIX permissions as well as tracks an archive bit on UNIX files (so NT apps can do "incremental" backups). If you have a lot of data, you should really consider an NDMP based solution.
You can read more on NT based backup here: http://www.netapp.com/tech_library/3052.html
Regards,
Paul Benn Network Appliance
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Salmon [mailto:michael.salmon@uab.ericsson.se] Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 3:13 AM To: Dell, Mary; toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Re: need help with Legato and Filer backup
+-- On Friday, December 15, 2000 11:28:24 -0600 "Dell, Mary" mdell@mesirow.com wrote: | | Is anyone out there using legato to back up your filer? We just got our | filer running and are not able to get legato working for it yet despite | help from support and so on. We've got the client installed on the | filer, we've created a client & group setup for it on the (unix) | networker server, and we've got the (eval) enabler--but it keeps failing. +--
I have tried the netapp client, even had it working from time to time, I gave up before I could do any serious testing but I suspect that it isn't 100% reliable when it does work.
My best advice is to stop trying to use it and concentrate on something that works, backup over CIFS, NFS or another backup system.
/Michael