Tuesday 1 May 2012

Comparison of vol copy, ndmpcopy and dump/restore

Comparison of vol copy, ndmpcopy and dump/restore


 Description

vol copy

Ndmp copy

Dump/restore

Uses Snapshot
Yes
Yes, but snapshot taken by ndmp is deleted after copy is completed
No
Requires rsh access
Yes
No
No

Destination needs to be restricted
Yes
No
Uses tape drive as destination
Requirements Similar Type of Volume

Trad to Trad and Flex to Flex copy only
Source and destination can be of either flex / Trad Vols
Source could be
Vol size requirement
Destination volume size should be equal or more capacity
No limitation on destination vol size
n/a
Directory level copy possible
No
Yes
Yes





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4 comments:

  1. crystal clear clarity on diffs.

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  3. Good work Suri :)

    vol copy -s also transfers the snapshots form source vol to dest :)

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