NetApp NDMP backup configuration using Symantec NetBackup

NetApp NDMP backup configuration using Symantec NetBackup:

NetBackup accomplishes backup and recovery of Network Appliance filers using NDMP (Network Data Management Protocol), an open protocol co-developed by Network Appliance. The NDMP protocol allows NDMP client software, such as VERITAS NetBackup, to send messages over the network to an NDMP server application to initiate and control backup and restore operations. The NDMP server application resides on an NDMP host, such as a NetApp F760. The NetBackup for NDMP Server is where the NetBackup for NDMP software is installed; it may be a master server, a media server or both. If it is only a media server, however, the assumption is that there is a separate NetBackup master server to control backup and restore operations.

To configure the NDMP HOST configuration, install the NBU Plugin software in the Master Server.

Download the NBU Plugin software from NetApp Support site and install to the master server.

Double click the NBU Plugin software.

Select the default installation path.

Select the port number. Default port number is 8085.

Then, press install and installation starts immediately.  

Now open the Netbackup system admin console.

Specify the NetApp Filer's Host name.

Provide the NDMP Credentials, which is configured in the NetApp filer.

Once the Master server get connected to the NetApp filer you will get this information.

Now, you have to create the Policy for the NDMP Backup. Select the Policy type is NDMP.

Define a schedule also. 

For NDMP Backup you don't have User backup and User Archive.

Add the client (NetAPp Filer)

Add the Volume information which you want to take a backup.

Now you run manual backup. Check in the Activity Monitor. The backup was successful.

In the NetApp Filer, we have a volume called Voltest.
This is the volume we taking a backup.

Add some new contents to the existing file in the path /vol/voltest/f1.

Using BAR, you can restore the volume and files.

The restore also successfully done.

Now check from filer, the new entry is not available. 

Now as per the schedule, it will take the backup of NetApp filer.