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NDMP configuration overview

The Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) is a standardized

protocol for controlling backup, recovery, and other types of data
transfer between primary and secondary storage devices, such as
storage systems and tape libraries.

By enabling NDMP support on a storage system, you enable that

storage system to communicate with NDMP-enabled network-
attached backup applications (also called Data Management
Applications or DMAs), data servers, and tape servers participating in
backup or recovery operations. All network communications occur
over TCPIP or TCP/IPv6 network. NDMP also provides low-level control
of tape drives and medium changers.

You can quickly configure an ONTAP 9 cluster to use the Network Data
Management Protocol (NDMP) to back up data directly to tape using
a third-party backup application.

If the backup application supports Cluster Aware Backup (CAB), you

can configure NDMP as SVM-scoped or node-scoped:

• SVM-scoped at the cluster (admin SVM) level enables you

to back up all volumes hosted across different nodes of the
cluster. SVM-scoped NDMP is recommended where possible.

• Node-scoped NDMP enables you to back up all the

volumes hosted on that node.

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SVM Scoped NDMP:

If the backup application does not support CAB, you must use node-
scoped NDMP.

SVM-scoped and node-scoped NDMP are mutually exclusive; they

cannot be configured on the same cluster.

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Node Scoped NDMP:

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Tape Backup Topologies in Clustered Data ONTAP

The clustered Data ONTAP operating system supports three tape

backup topologies:
➢ Local tape backups

➢ Three-way tape backups

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➢ Remote tape backups

You can configure the LIF role preference.

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For SVM-Scoped NDMP generate the NDMP password using the

following command.

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Veritas NetBackup:

Veritas NetBackup™ 10.2 delivers the industry’s most advanced, cloud-

optimized, scalable data protection solution, with enhancements to
cyber resiliency and operational efficiency that strengthen data
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expanded workload support.

Veritas NetBackup Admin Interfaces:

1. NetBackup Web UI

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2. Veritas NetBackup Admin Console

NetApp ONTAP SVM-Scoped NDMP Backup using

Veritas Netbackup:

1. Login to Veritas NetBackup Admin Console, add a NDMP Host

with the following details.
a. NDMP Host – FQDN or IP Address of SVM LIF (supported
preferred Role) IP Address
b. SVM NDMP User Name – Senthil
c. SVM NDMP Password - ********

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In this example, we are using Remote Backup type.

1. Backup device connected to Veritas NetBackup Media Server.

Create Backup Policy:

1. Policy Type – NDMP
2. Storage Unit – Media server Disk library or tape library (Remote
– Not connected in NetApp Storage)

Select NDMP Policy Type

Select the Destination Storage Unit

to store the backup data

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Create a Backup Schedule:

1. Start Window
2. Backup Type (Full)
3. Retention Period (2 Weeks)
4. Backup Frequency (1 day)

Add a NetApp ONTAP NDMP Client:

1. Add NDMP Host (ex:10.2.2.71)

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Backup Selection:
1. Add a volume to backup.
a. SVM : svm_senthil
b. Volume: volt1 and volt_new

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Select the volume to backup

Backup Policy created successfully.

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Run Manual Backup to test it. Check the Backup job status in Activity
Monitor.

Backup successfully completed.

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NDMP backup uses the NetApp ONTAP’s Dump and Restore.

It is creating a snapshot, using that snapshot taking backup and then
delete the snapshot also.

To test the restore, delete the files from the volume (CIFS share).

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Using NetBackup Client utility (backup Archive and restore), select the
files and restore.
Select the destination client
(NetApp NDMP Host)

Policy
Type
NDMP

Select the files or entire

volume to restore

Restore job successfully completed.

Restore Job Successful

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Now after successful restore, you can see the deleted files in CIFS
share.

NDMP Backup using Veritas NetBackup:

Local Tape Backup method (Tape Library connected to NetApp ONTAP
Node)

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NetApp ONTAP Tape Management:

Check the compatible or supported tape drives using the following
command.

List the connected drives.

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Login to Veritas NetBackup and add the NDMP host (Node-Scoped).

Add a node-scope NDMP

Host

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Configure the Storage Devices:

Configure Storage Devices

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Select the NDMP Server

Select the NDMP Host

(Node-Scope)

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NetBackup Media Server

Detected the 4 Tape
drives

NetApp ONTAP connected

drives with path.

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Configure the devices

Config changes are updated in Media

Server DB.

Restarts the Media manager Device

Daemon

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Create a Storage Unit

NDMP Storage Unit Type created

successfully.

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You can list the connected tape

drives from NetApp ONTAP Cluster
through NDMP

List the tape volumes.

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Create a NDMP Backup Policy:

Select NDMP Policy Type

Select the NDMP tape Storage Unit and

Default NetBackup Pool

Create a Schedule with 1 day frequency.

Backup Type – Full Backup

Select the Start Window and retention period

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Add a NDMP client

Select the volumes to take a backup. It is

listing all the Data SVM and volumes,
because it is enabled with Node-Scope
NDMP Backup

Two volumes are selected for backup

(As per our example )

Svm – svm_senthil

Volumes: volt1 and volt2

Volumes: volt1 and volt_new

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Now initiate the manual backup. Once the backup job is initiated, then
media server sends information through NDMP to mount the tape in
NetApp ONTAP Cluster (tape drive is locally connected)

Backup is initiated, tape is mounting.

Backup is writing to
It uses dump and tape
restore

NDMP Backup done

successfully.

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NetApp ONTAP connected tape

drive is active state.

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You can verify the backup image

in tape volume (Ex A00000)

Select destination client

and NDMP policy type.

Using NetBackup Client Tool, restore a

single file or volume in PIT.

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You can check the detailed status of

restore Job.

Restoring the data from NDMP Local-Tape

Host

DAR is enabled.

Restore is done successfully with status code 0.

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