New subject: Remote Backup Options

2 Aug 1999


      Hi Benjy,
Veritas added support for 3-way NDMP backups to NetBackup
    (NBU) 3.2.
Data ONTAP has supported 3-way NDMP backups since we supported
    NDMP v2 in 4.x.
HOWEVER, during certification of NBU 3.2 & 5.3.2 we recognized
    that 3-way restores weren't functioning completely in *every*
    scenario that we tested with NBU & we tracked this down to issues
    on *both* sides. These issues are being addressed, but won't be
    certified/supported until a follow-on release of Data ONTAP
    is released (currently scheduled for the end of October '99).
Cheers,
    Grant
-----Original Message-----
From: Benjy Feen [mailto:benjy@feen.com]
Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 10:23 AM
To: Steve Kappel
Cc: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: Re: Remote Backup Options
Steve: 
Since you seem to know both sides of the NDMP debate here, let me ask you:
is there ANY NetBackup/NetApp configuration which allows 3-way NDMP
backups?
On Mon, 2 Aug 1999, Steve Kappel wrote:
...
...
Speaking of remote backup, my backup team tells me that Veritas backups of
Filers via NDMP don't work with the current release (5.3.x) of DOT. Any
word on when (date please) this will be fixed?  If already fixed, can
someone let me know so I could get the appropriate version from Tech.
OnTap 5.3.2 will be qualified for local (not 3-way) backup/restores
with NetBackup 3.2 very soon.  5.3.2 should be out "any day now".

Steve Kappel                       steve.kappel@veritas.com
VERITAS Software                   steve.kappel@iname.com (Personal)
Benjy Feen
                               benjy@feen.com
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RE: Remote Backup Options