Hi,
Yeah, you are right - 8.3RC1 is older than 8.3P1.
8.3 Releases:
8.3RC1 ----> old release [I already tested - dump restart does not work]
8.3RC2
8.3
8.3P1 -----> Customer already is on higher update and it still dosent work
8.3P2
8.3.1RC1 ---> Latest release
My confusion has only increased now as far as when this BUG is fixed Or if at all fixed?
http://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=1472
According to this BUG, this is already fixed in all versions of 8.3. I am currently running 8.3RC1 Simulator and suspending a Job is causing NDMP session ID to end. In 7-mode: When we suspend a Job from Backup Software, NDMP session ID is not lost and when you run Backup status command, it shows -> State : RESTARTABLE
The key word is 'RESTARTABLE' which dosent seem to work in cluster mode.
The NDMP Backup Restart Extension (BRE) interface is a proprietary extension defined in class 0x2050
According to NDMP.org:
NDMP_BRE_RESTART_BACKUP:
This request is used by the backup application (DMA) to instruct the Data Server to restart a previous backup operation at a specific point in the backup stream. Request arguments include a handle to a previously created backup context, the restart point specified as an absolute offset within the backup stream, and a file history entry corresponding to the restart point.
The backup restart mechanism requires that the Data Server generate file history information and that the Data Server implementation of file history generate fh_info values as absolute byte offsets within the backup stream.
The backup application determines restart points by accessing the Tape Server NDMP_MOVER_GET_STATE bytes_moved value at appropriate ‘checkpoints’ during the original backup operation. A checkpoint represents a known good point in the backup operation.
BRE extensions are bydefault disabled, I enabled by setting it 'true' yet its not working.
CMODE83RC1::*> ndmp extensions show
(vserver services ndmp extensions show)
Is Extension 0x2050 Enabled: true
Thanks,
-Ashwin