Daniel,

You might want to consider using SnapVault and Open Systems Snap Vault agent for Windows in addition to the other option of using NDMP Windows Java client to do the migration. http://netapp.com/products/software/snapvault.html http://now.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/software

We have used NDMP Windows 2K Java client running, of course, on a W2K AS server to migrate around 1 TB of data from a F760 to a FAS250 with no problem. This requires scripting and batch file to automate the procedure. Snapshots are not migrated in this manner. There is a minimum Data ONTAP version requirement related to either inclusion or version of NDMP server needed I recall.

If you can work with your Net App Sales account execution, you might be able to get a temporary SnapVault license and the OSSV agent for Windows to carry out data migration from Windows 2K servers to a Net App filer/near-store unit. We have used OSSV in different occasion to migrate/consolidate from half to 1+ TB of data each time from DAS (direct attached storage) in W2K AS servers to a different R200 each time with no problem.

Pou

RE:

Hi,

We are currently undergoing a large migration to netapp filers across the company and our windows IS team has hit some snags. Basically they have a number of various standalone arrays and need to transfer large amounts of files/data to the new netapp volumes but their manual copy methods have always failed especially when encountering corrupt files that may be in various users directories.

Is there a windows NDMP client or similar they could use to directly transfer files to the filer without going through the smb/cifs layer?

Forgive me if its obvious, I live on the Unix side of the house :)

Thanks in advance