Neil,

Yes, ndmp dump tapes work with sun ufsrestore. The catch is, though, that the netapp writes 2 records at the beginning of the dump, that ufsrestore isn't expecting. So, mt fsf to the dump file on your tape, then mt fsr 2 (norewind device both times, natch). Then ufsrestore as usual.

-- Dave Toal unix person Thomson & Thomson N Quincy, MA

-----Original Message----- From: neil lehrer To: toasters Sent: 12/26/01 11:09 AM Subject: restoring ndmp tapes on solaris

hi,

since ndmp uses ontap dump to create backups and

"Dump command data format The data is written to tape in a format compatible with the standard BSD-dump format. This means that you can restore Network Appliance dump tapes using the Solaris ufsrestore command. The only data that you cannot restore with this command are the CIFS (Windows NT) attributes, because Solaris does not support them. However, the data itself is accessible."

can a backup tape written locally on a filer using ndmp be taken to a solaris box with a compatible drive and restored?

thanks.