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Data Protection Tape Backup and Recovery Guide
Data ONTAP™ 6.5

Preface

 

Chapter 1: Introduction to Data Protection

Data protection options

Tape backup and recovery

 

Chapter 2: Tape Drive Management

Understanding tape devices

Displaying tape device statistics

Displaying supported tape drives

Assigning tape aliases

Displaying tape device and tape drive information

Understanding tape files

Controlling tape drives

Qualifying tape drives dynamically

Using nonqualified tape drives

Enabling and disabling persistent reservations

 

Chapter 3: Data Backup to Tape

Introduction to data backup to tape

 

Types and methods of backup

 

What the dump command backs up

How the dump command works

Preparing to use the dump command

 

Determining the amount of backup data

 

Estimating the number of tapes for the backup

 

Deciding how to enter the dump command

Using the dump command

 

Dump command syntax

 

Recommendations for performing a backup

 

Specifying the backup level

 

Understanding increment chains

 

Specifying the tape device

 

Specifying the dump path

 

Specifying a list of files

 

Excluding items from a backup

 

Specifying a name for a backup

 

Specifying no Windows NT ACLs

 

Specifying the blocking factor

 

Specifying the tape file size

 

Specifying updates to the /etc/dumpdates file

Appending backups to a tape

Examples of the dump command

 

Level-0 backups to a local tape drive

 

Incremental backups to a local tape drive

 

Backups to a remote tape drive

 

Backups to multiple tapes

 

Backup of a directory from a snapshot

 

Backup of a list of files or directories

 

Backup data without ACLs

 

Backup specifying a blocking factor

 

Backup excluding specified files

Verifying the contents of a dump command backup

Checking the status of a dump command backup

Restarting a dump command backup

Deleting restartable dump command backups

 

Chapter 4: Data Restoration from Tape

About data restoration

What the restore command recovers

How the restore command works

Preparing to use the restore command

 

Getting required materials

 

Deciding where to enter the restore command

 

Preparing the destination

Using the restore command

 

Restore command principles

 

Specifying an individual file restore

 

Specifying a full restore

 

Specifying a table-of-contents restore

 

Specifying a resumed restore

 

Specifying tape devices

 

Specifying a single tape file on a multifile tape

 

Specifying the restore destination

 

Specifying the blocking factor

 

Specifying detailed status output

 

Specifying ignoring inode limitations

 

Specifying automatic confirmations

 

Specifying no Windows NT ACLs

 

Specifying no qtree information

 

Specifying a test restore

Restoring incremental backups

Restoring the entire filer

Restore examples

 

Restoring an entire backup

 

Restoring individual files or directories

 

Restoring using a remote tape drive

 

Multiple tape restores

 

Chapter 5: Using NDMP Services

Learning about NDMP services on the filer

Using tape devices with NDMP

Preparing a filer for basic NDMP backup application management

Enabling or disabling NDMP service

Managing NDMP security features

Specifying the NDMP version

Specifying a preferred network interface

Specifying environment variables for backup applications

Displaying NDMP session status

Displaying NDMP debug messages

Terminating an NDMP session

Copying data with ndmpcopy

 

Chapter 6: Event Logging for Backup and Restore

About event logging for backup and restore

Event log messages

Enabling or disabling event logging

 

Glossary

 

Index

 
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