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CONTAP-440597: NDMP Restore fails for directories containing large number of files

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Issue

  • NDMP Backup engine writes incorrect metadata fields in the directory header in the case of a large number of files in the directory, causing the NDMP restore engine to fail in recovering the files of the directory.
  • The restore engine displays error messages like "skipped tape blocks due to Corrupt header."

     
rst Tue Mar 11 11:36:34 IST 2025 /SVM1/Vol01/folder1/ Warning (restore, skipped 4202496 tape blocks due to corrupt header(s))
rst Tue Mar 11 14:16:43 IST 2025 /SVM1/Vol01/folder1/ Warning (File rst_invalid_path...for src inode 100 not created on the destination.)

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