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Support for NetApp FlexGroup Volumes

You can back up and restore data with the NDMP agent on FlexGroup volumes.

Considerations

  • NetApp supports NDMP on FlexGroup volumes beginning with ONTAP version 9.7.

  • NetApp does not support NDMP restores from a FlexGroup volume to another NetApp filer with ONTAP versions older than 9.7.

  • Restores to Windows or UNIX clients are not supported with backups from FlexGroup volumes.

  • Synthetic restores are not supported with backups from FlexGroup volumes.

  • Subclients cannot contain a mix of FlexVol volumes and FlexGroup paths.

  • NetApp does not support SMTape backups on FlexGroup volumes.

  • Restartable backups (BRE extension) are supported for FlexGroup volumes with ONTAP version 9.8.

  • NetApp NDMP multi-streaming is not supported on FlexGroup volumes.

  • NetApp supports exclude filters as of ONTAP version 9.8.

  • You can use NetApp FlexGroup volumes with NetApp Open Replication with the primary-mirror or the primary-vault topologies. You cannot use NetApp FlexGroup volumes with NetApp Open Replication with fanout or with cascade topologies.

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