NDMP Cloning Operation Commands
You must initiate Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) cloning operations using a command line interface (CLI).
Cloning to bad physical media causes EMC NetWorker to report the following:
Waiting for 1 writable volume(s) to backup pool
Workaround this issue by issuing a CTRL-Z command from the CLI. This command cancels the clone operation, removes the known bad physical media, and restarts the clone operation.
Prerequisites
Prior to starting a clone operation, do the following:
- Perform backups as usual with scheduled groups or manually.
- Determine whether to clone an entire tape volume or a single save set.
- Label tapes into the Default Clone pool.
NDMP Cloning Operation Commands
Use the following CLI commands to perform NDMP cloning operations.
Clone a save set
nsrndmp_clone -v -p -J <DXi_Hostname> -S <SSID_number>
Clone an entire volume
clone -v -p -J <DXi_Hostname> <volume_name>
Restore data from physical tape
NetWorker recover command specifying saveset/cloneid
Note: Refer to the EMC NetWorker documentation for more nsrndmp_clone command options.
