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Administrator's Guide
You must meet the following requirements when setting up Tivoli Data
Protection for NDMP:
- Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP
- A separately licensed program product.
- NAS File Server
- A NAS file server such as Network Appliance File Server. The
operating system on the file server must be supported by Tivoli Storage
Manager. Visit http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/tivolimain.html.
The combination of file server model and operating system must be supported
by the NAS file server. Visit http://netapp.com/products/filer/index.html
for details.
- Tape Library
- A SCSI-attached or Fibre Channel-attached library that is supported by the
Tivoli Storage Manager device driver. Visit http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/tivolimain.html.
The tape library is controlled by the Tivoli Storage Manager server using
one of the following methods:
- The Tivoli Storage Manager server directly controls the library, which is
attached to the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
- The Tivoli Storage Manager server indirectly controls the library.
The library is attached to the NAS file server. The Tivoli Storage
Manager server passes SCSI commands to the library through the NAS file
server.
- Library Sharing:
- The Tivoli Storage Manager server that performs NDMP operations can be a
library manager, but cannot be a library client. If the Tivoli Storage
Manager server that performs NDMP operations is a library manager, that server
must control the library directly and not by passing commands through the NAS
file server.
- Tape Drives
- One or more tape drives in the tape library. The NAS file server
must be able to access the drives. The drives must be supported for
tape backup operations by the NAS file server and its operating system.
Visit http://netapp.com/products/filer/index.htmlfor
details.
- Drive Sharing:
- The tape drives can be shared by the Tivoli Storage Manager server and one or
more NAS file servers. Also, if the Tivoli Storage Manager server
controls the library directly, the drives can be shared:
- By one or more NAS file servers and one or more Tivoli Storage Manager
library clients, if the drives are accessible to the library clients.
- By one or more NAS file servers and one or more Tivoli Storage Manager
storage agents, if the drives are accessible to the Tivoli Storage Manager
server.
Verify the compatibility of specific combinations of a NAS file server,
tape devices, and SAN devices with the hardware manufacturers.
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