|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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|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.