Comparison of vol copy, ndmpcopy and dump/restore
Description | vol copy | Ndmp copy | Dump/restore |
Uses
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Yes
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Yes, but snapshot taken by ndmp is deleted after copy is completed
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No
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Requires rsh access
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Yes
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No
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No
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Destination needs to be restricted
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Yes
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No
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Uses tape drive as destination
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Requirements Similar Type of Volume
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Trad to Trad and Flex to Flex copy only
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Source and destination can be of either flex / Trad Vols
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Source could be
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Vol size requirement
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Destination volume size should be equal or more capacity
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No limitation on destination vol size
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n/a
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Directory level copy possible
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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ReplyDeletevol copy -s also transfers the snapshots form source vol to dest :)