Hi Jason,

This configuration is planned to FCS on the F760 (and possibly the F740) in early June. The configuration will be tightly managed and sold by our tape library partners, ATL & Spectra Logic. This is currently being tested by NetApp, ATL, Spectra Logic, Legato & Veritas using Data Ontap 5.3.6 (expected FCS 5/26/00). We are working with our partners to get all the relevant docs available on our perspective web sites in this timeframe too.

My questions to Netapp are: 1) Is this possible? Yes, with a limited configuration, ATL P1000 or Spectra Logic 10000F and Vixel 8100 (with NAS firmware). 2) How would the Netapp log into the switch? As a Loop or Fabric? The NAS firmware in the 8100 provides "Loop Emulation" so each filer sees FC-AL and believes it has a locally attached tape library. 3) What is the solution for backing up a Netapp directly to Fibre tape drives? NDMP-compliant applications such as Legato BudTool & Veritas NetBackup are being certified. However, rsh dumps via cron will still be supported. 4) What is supported? As Darleen points out, check the http://www.netapp.com/news/press/news_rel_20000202.html announcement.

Cheers, Grant

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-----Original Message----- From: Cormier, Darleen Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 8:40 AM To: jmiddlebrooks@datalink.com; toasters@mathworks.com Cc: Engineering@datalink.com Subject: RE: Attaching a Netapp to Fibre Tape drives in a SAN???

Hi Jason, Yep we do, with a few differences. The solution that has been tested and certified is as follows. NetApp filer Vixel 8100 switch ( with special NAS firmware) Veritas or Legato software Spectralogic or ATL libraries The press release announcing this can be found at www.netapp.com/news/press/news_rel_20000202.html also if you check the Spectralogic web site and the Vixel web site they have more information. FYI, NetApps does not sell the pieces and integration for this solution but several of our resellers do.

-----Original Message----- From: jmiddlebrooks@datalink.com [mailto:jmiddlebrooks@datalink.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 6:51 AM To: toasters@mathworks.com Cc: Engineering@datalink.com Subject: Attaching a Netapp to Fibre Tape drives in a SAN???

Has anybody had any thoughts or done any testing with the following configuration? Basically connecting a Netapp into a SAN for backups not storage.

One Netapp F760 One extra Fibre Card in the Netapp One Firbre Switch (Brocade or Ancor) One Tape Library connected into the Fibre Switch. Veritas Netbackup and NDMP Solaris or NT Netbackup Master and several Media servers

Connect the Netapp into the swtich with the extra fibre connection. Zone the switch so the Netapp and two tape drives are tied together. Backup driectly to the tape drives by using NDMP.

My questions to Netapp are: 1) Is this possible? 2) How would the Netapp log into the switch? As a Loop or Fabric? 3) What is the solution for backing up a Netapp directly to Fibre tape drives? 4) What is supported?

I am going to test what I thank will work but any thoughts or ideas would be helpful.

Jason Middlebrooks Systems Engineer Datalink Corp. 888-933-9327 x2970