06-10-2012 10:23 PM
Hi
We are using BE2010R3 with updates and backing up a ndmp device using ndmp license. The backups are succesfull but the size on full and incremental backups are similar. Can anyone suggest how to get this thing resolved.
06-10-2012 10:34 PM
Are you using the various levels to do your backups. e.g.
Full - Level 0
Incr - Level 1
Incr - Level 2
...
Quoting from
http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO74004
Specifies the backup level. Level 0 provides a full backup. Levels 1 through 9 provide various levels of incremental backups. Level 1 backup method backs up new or modified files since the level 0 backup. Level 2 backup method backs up new or modified files since the level 1 backup, and so on.
06-11-2012 12:21 AM
Hi
Yes we are taking the backups the way mentioned below.
A policy based job with the templates added to it.
Weekly full --Level0
Monday Daily incremental --Level 1
Tuesday Daily incremental-- Level 2 and so on for the week.
Is there anything I am missing.
06-11-2012 01:10 AM
Silly question, but is NDMP enabled on the device?
06-11-2012 01:45 AM
NDMP is onn because it is allowing us browse the volumes.
Backup of "//netapp-xyz/vol/Cad_data" Backup set #1 on storage media #1 Backup set description: "B2D_CAD_Tuesday" Backup Method: Level 2 - Incremental Backup