ndmpcopy would certainly work and be faster than a cifs file copy.

On 2/29/08, Knut Kristan Weber k.weber@science-computing.de wrote:

Hello *,

we have a NetApp working as a CIFS-Filer. A collegue wants to move about 6 TB of data in the directory scruture one level up within the same volume.

Using the filer with a LUN as a block device would work like this. A normal windows Server also can move data in between the same drive letter without copying it - just in a scond.

But the NetApp has no solution I know so far to make a move when it works itwself as a CIFS filer. And even worse it does not only cost disk space because it copies and deletes afterwards, but also all the 6 TB data move over the LAN.

Is there something like a move in advanced mode or any undocumented ways? Or to use NDMP copy in such a way?

thanks a lot in advance

---

with kind regards ______________________________________creating IT solutions

Dipl.-Chem. Knut Kristan Weber

Senior Solutions Engineer CAx Professional Services

science + computing ag Hagellocher Weg 73 phone +49 7071 94 57 473 72070 Tübingen, Germany fax +49 7071 94 57 411 http://www.science-computing.de

-- Vorstand/Board of Management: Dr. Bernd Finkbeiner, Dr. Florian Geyer, Dr. Roland Niemeier, Dr. Arno Steitz, Dr. Ingrid Zech Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats/ Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Prof. Dr. Hanns Ruder Sitz/Registered Office: Tuebingen Registergericht/Registration Court: Stuttgart Registernummer/Commercial Register No.: HRB 382196