I've been told that NetBackup can only restore NDMP dumps in place, too -- not to an alternate directory, for example (I haven't verified that with the vendor).

NetBackup can restore to alternate directories. Prior to NetBackup 3.4 it cannot restore to a different NetApp box.

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