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NDMP backups are doing similar size of backup

WikiDonor
Level 6

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.

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pkh
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Are you using the various levels to do your backups. e.g.

Full - Level 0

Incr - Level 1

Incr - Level 2

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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.

WikiDonor
Level 6

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.

pkh
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Silly question, but is NDMP enabled on the device?

WikiDonor
Level 6

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