Perhaps I'm being obtuse, but isn't the on-tape format of an NDMP backup the same as the native backup stream of the device being backed-up?

I'd have though the tapes could still be understood, therefore, by the NetApp restore command.

Maybe I've been away from all this stuff too long..

On Mon 28 Jan, 2002, Matt Musgrove matt.musgrove@thales-is.com wrote:

Hello,

I hope someone can help me with the following issue. I am not able to recover files beyond my browse policy because the Legato docs say that I cannot use "scanner" but must use a special tape reader provided by my NDMP vendor. However, NetApp have not been able to help so far.

I quote from the Legato UNIX documentation on p.475 "The scanner command generates media database entries only for the data backed up with NDMP. You cannot recover data with the scanner utillity or regenerate the file index information. Instead you must use special tape readers provided by your NDMP vendor"

Setup: Networker 6.1.1 installed on Solaris 8 backing up a Network Appliance filer F820, Ontap 6.1.1R2. Tape library directly connected to the NetApp using NDMP

Question: Does anyone have this special tape reader or know where I can download it?

many thanks

Matt Musgrove

-- End of excerpt from Matt Musgrove