Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows: Administrator's Guide


|Chapter 5. Setting Up Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP

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|This chapter is about planning, configuring, and managing a backup |environment that protects your network-attached storage (NAS) file server by |using Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP. Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP |is a separately licensed product that extends the capabilities of Tivoli |Storage Manager to use Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) to support NAS |file servers on the Tivoli Storage Manager Windows NT 4.0 and Windows |2000 servers.

|NAS file servers are dedicated storage machines with operating systems that |are optimized for file-serving functions. NAS file servers typically do |not run third-party software. Instead they are designed to interact |with programs like Tivoli Storage Manager through industry-standard network |protocols, such as NDMP. Tivoli Storage Manager uses Tivoli Data |Protection for NDMP to communicate with and provide backup and restore |services for NAS file servers. |

|Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP backs up and restores images of complete |file systems. NDMP allows the Tivoli Storage Manager server to control |the backup of a Network Appliance file server during which the file server |transfers the backup data to a drive in a SCSI-attached tape library. |The Network Appliance file server can be distant from the Tivoli Storage |Manager server.

|Tivoli Storage Manager tracks file system image backups on tape, but not |individual files.
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Concepts:
"Overview: NAS Image Backup and Restore Using Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP"
Tasks:
Configuring Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP
Step 1. Setting Up Tape Libraries for NDMP Operations
"Step 2. Configuring Tivoli Storage Manager Policy for NDMP Operations"
Step 3. Registering NAS Nodes with the Tivoli Storage Manager Server
Step 4. Defining a Data Mover for the NAS File Server
Step 5. Defining a Path Between a Data Mover and a Library Used for NDMP Operations
Step 6. Defining Tape Drives for NDMP Operations
Step 7. Defining Paths Between a Data Mover and Tape Drives Used in NDMP Operations
Step 8. Labeling Tapes and Checking Tapes into the Library
Step 9. Scheduling Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP Operations
Backing Up and Restoring NAS File Servers Using Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP
Managing Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP
Managing NAS File Server Nodes
"Managing Data Movers Used in NDMP Operations"
Managing Tape Libraries and Drives Used in NDMP Operations
"Managing Paths for NDMP Operations"
Managing Storage Pools Containing Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP Media

|In this chapter, most examples illustrate how to perform tasks by using a |Tivoli Storage Manager command-line interface. For information about |the commands, see Administrator's Reference, or issue the HELP |command from the command line of a Tivoli Storage Manager administrative |client.

|Tivoli Storage Manager tasks can also be performed from the administrative |Web interface. For more information about using the administrative |interface, see Quick Start.


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