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Date:      Sun, 05 Apr 2015 16:40:24 +0200
From:      "Ronald Klop" <ronald-lists@klop.ws>
To:        freebsd-fs@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ndmp server.
Message-ID:  <op.xwmi1mnqkndu52@pinky.lan>
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On Sat, 04 Apr 2015 19:42:34 +0200, Marcelo Araujo  
<araujobsdport@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I saw at wiki[1], there is a project idea to have an NDMP data server.
>
> I have something workable based on Illumos implementation[2], it doesn't
> implement all features that Illumos version has. Also the protocol  
> version
> is 4 and not the new one 5. I can do a backup/restore between two FreeBSD
> machines via NDMP with success. Also is necessary port or create another
> tools such like this one on Illumos[3], I have a very simple python  
> script
> to setup it now.
>
> It needs more polishment on the code and a man page, as well as maybe the
> ndmpadm or something based on it. I'm wondering, if someone still has
> interesting on it, because with zfs send/recv I don't see too much  
> utility
> for NDMP. Even a rsync can do the job.
>
> If you guys think, that have NDMP, at least the server on FreeBSD would  
> be
> a good idea, let me know, and I can put some effort on it and I can  
> provide
> a patch soon for tests.
>
> [1] https://wiki.freebsd.org/IdeasPage#NDMP_data_server
> [2]  
> https://github.com/joyent/illumos-joyent/tree/master/usr/src/cmd/ndmpd
> [3]  
> https://github.com/joyent/illumos-joyent/tree/master/usr/src/cmd/ndmpadm
>
>
> Best Regards,

I think this is very useful as a port. It seems an easy way to copy data  
to/from a NetApp fileserver also.

Ronald



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