The document describes how to copy archived SQL database LUNs from a 7-mode SnapVault snapshot to a cDOT SAN volume using NDMPCOPY in two phases. Phase 1 uses NDMPCOPY to transfer the LUN from the 7-mode snapshot to the cDOT destination volume. Phase 2 presents the copied LUN to the SQL box by mapping, rescaning disks, and bringing the LUN online so the databases can be retrieved.

1. How to copy archived SQL DBs (LUN)
from the 7-mode snapvault snapshot to
cDOT SAN volume using NDMPCOPY.
Scenario/Use-Case:
SQL DBs are archived via snapvault for longer duration, for example up to 1 Year.
Requirement:
Client requests retrieval of SQL DBs from six to 12 months.
Logistics:
All the archived snapvault snapshots are on 7-mode FILER. Production DBs (LUN) is already moved to
cDOT Filer.
Plan:
Use NDMPCOPY to move Snapshots from 7-mode to cDOT and then retrieve the DBs and attach it to
the Production SQL which is hosted on cDOT, basically in 2 Phases.

2. PHASE 1:
Use NDMPOPY to transfer the DB LUN to the destination volume.
PHASE 2:
Presenting NDMPCOPIED LUN to the SQL box: Using iSCSI
1. MAP the LUN to the SQL Initiator group
2. On the SQL box - Re-scan the disks [NTFS]
3. Once the disk is detected, bring it online.
4. You should be able to see the databases, simply copy the DB files and later import into the SQL,
using SQL Management studio.
Tool for copying the LUN:
 NDMPCOPY
Ingredients required:
 Source Filer: 192.168.0.31 [7-mode]
 Source volume: /vol/vol_SAN_SV/ [volume type = SAN]
 Snapvault Snapshot to copy: source(4082368508)_vol_SAN_SV-base.0
 Destination [Puller: cDOT] :
 Destination volume = /SVM_ASHWIN/vol_SAN_ISCSI [volume type = SAN]
On which Filer NDMPCOPY command is run:
Destination cDOT filer : which is a Puller

3. Following command will copy all the LUN in the given snapvault snapshot to cDOT destination
volume.
Please note: In this case it's just one LUN, hence there is no need to explicitly give LUN Name.
ONTAP92-02> ndmpcopy -sa root:ash2fudge -da vsadmin:qDDx6xrNyPbyD0Qj -st text -dt text
192.168.0.31:/vol/vol_SAN_SV/.snapshot/source(4082368508)_vol_SAN_SV-base.0/
192.168.0.244:/SVM_ASHWIN/vol_SAN_ISCSI
Ndmpcopy: Starting copy [ 20 ] ...
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Notify: Connection established
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Notify: Connection established
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Connect: Authentication successful
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Connect: Authentication successful
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Log: Session identifier: 82687
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Log: Session identifier for Restore : 82687
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: Using Full Volume Dump
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Wed Mar 14 20:14:03 2018.
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch.
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: Dumping
/vol/vol_SAN_SV/.snapshot/source(4082368508)_vol_SAN_SV-base.0 to NDMP connection
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: mapping (Pass I)[regular files]
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: mapping (Pass II)[directories]
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: estimated 83177 KB.
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories]
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: dumping (Pass IV) [regular files]
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Log: RESTORE: Thu Mar 15 00:28:03 2018: Begin level 0 restore
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Log: RESTORE: Thu Mar 15 00:28:04 2018: Reading directories from the
backup
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Log: RESTORE: Thu Mar 15 00:28:06 2018: Creating files and directories.
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Log: RESTORE: Thu Mar 15 00:28:14 2018: Writing data to files.

4. Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: ACL_START is '84828160'
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: dumping (Pass V) [ACLs]
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: 82847 KB
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: DUMP IS DONE
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Log: RESTORE: RESTORE IS DONE
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Notify: restore successful
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP_DATE is '5816025739'
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Notify: dump successful
Ndmpcopy: Transfer successful [ 0 hours, 0 minutes, 56 seconds ]
Ndmpcopy: Done
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Following command will copy Specific LUN (in case the volumes have multiple luns) from the
snapvault snapshot to the cDOT destination volume:
ONTAP92-02> ndmpcopy -sa root:ash2fudge -da vsadmin:qDDx6xrNyPbyD0Qj -st text -dt text
192.168.0.31:/vol/vol_SAN_SV/qtree_14032018_171020/.snapshot/source(4082368508)_vol_SAN_
SV-base.0/lun_SAN_2 192.168.0.244:/SVM_ASHWIN/vol_SAN_ISCSI
Ndmpcopy: Starting copy [ 22 ] ...
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Notify: Connection established
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Notify: Connection established
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Connect: Authentication successful
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Connect: Authentication successful
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Log: Session identifier: 86634
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Log: Session identifier for Restore : 86634
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: Using Partial Volume Dump of selected subtrees
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Thu Mar 15 13:22:20 2018.
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch.

5. Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: Dumping
/vol/vol_SAN_SV/qtree_14032018_171020/.snapshot/source(4082368508)_vol_SAN_SV-
base.0/lun_SAN_2 to NDMP connection
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: mapping (Pass I)[regular files]
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: Reading file names from NDMP.
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: mapping (Pass II)[directories]
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: estimated 52523 KB.
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories]
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: dumping (Pass IV) [regular files]
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Log: RESTORE: Thu Mar 15 13:31:20 2018: Begin level 0 restore
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Log: RESTORE: Thu Mar 15 13:31:20 2018: Reading directories from the
backup
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Log: RESTORE: Thu Mar 15 13:31:22 2018: Creating files and directories.
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Log: RESTORE: Thu Mar 15 13:31:22 2018: Writing data to files.
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: ACL_START is '53567488'
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: dumping (Pass V) [ACLs]
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: 52319 KB
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP: DUMP IS DONE
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Log: RESTORE: RESTORE IS DONE
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Log: DUMP_DATE is '5816087436'
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.244: Notify: restore successful
Ndmpcopy: 192.168.0.31: Notify: dump successful
Ndmpcopy: Transfer successful [ 0 hours, 0 minutes, 48 seconds ]
Ndmpcopy: Done
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6. Once the SnapVault snapshot is successfully dumped/transferred, 'LUN' can be seen under the
destination cDOT volume, as shown below:
ONTAP92::> lun show -vserver SVM_ASHWIN
Vserver Path State Mapped Type Size
--------- ------------------------------- ------- -------- -------- --------
SVM_ASHWIN
/vol/vol_SAN_ISCSI/qtree_14032018_171020/lun_SAN online unmapped windows_2008
502.0MB
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Next step, simply follow the Phase 2 as mentioned in the document above.
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