Restore NDMP backup to non NDMP device

NDMP data transfers are usually only possible between NDMP devices. However, your wish may become true if the NDMP Backup has been sent to a 'pseudo' NDMP device using NetWorker's DSA method. From the nsrndmp_clone command reference:

If the save set to be cloned was backed up by nsrndmp_save via nsrdsa_save (i.e. the
save set’s flags have ’N’ and ’s’), then use nsrclone to clone these save sets; they are
cloned to any NetWorker storage device other than an NDMP tape device. Cloning
from a non-NDMP tape device to an NDMP tape device, and vice-versa, is not supported.
See mminfo(1m) for more details on the ’N’ and ’s’ save set flags.

I tried your advice but it didn't work. I also set the flag M which forces to use nsrndsa_save and created a new dedicated NDMP device. I was able to backup but restore to a non NDMP device still not supported

First to get some terminology correct. With non-ndmp device, you mean restoring ndmp NAS backup data towards a non-NAS system?

Normally I'd regard a ndmp device as the backup device used, not the NAS device that the data resides on.

So as you state restoring to a windows drive, I assume you want to restore backups made using the ndmp protocol to a completely different system, that doesn't use the ndmp protocol? And you call that the non-ndmp device?

Hi barry_beckers

my question was if I can use the Networker Backup & Restore for this purpose.

I do have data on a NAS Share which is getting backup by Networker using NDMP and I would need to have the same data available on a vmdk disk for testing purposes