NetBackup 8.1.2 NDMP Backup - EMC Isilon

NetBackup for NDMP

NetBackup for NDMP is an optional NetBackup application. It enables NetBackup to use the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) to initiate and control backups and restores of Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems.

NDMP policies in NetBackup

After you install and configure NetBackup for NDMP, you can schedule backups by creating an NDMP policy in NetBackup.

An NDMP policy can have one or more NetBackup clients. Each NetBackup client must be an NDMP host.

The allowable backup types for schedules in an NDMP policy are: Full, Cumulative Incremental, or Differential Incremental. User-initiated backups and archives are not allowed because the NDMP protocol does not permit these tasks.

Restores of NDMP host backups can be initiated from any NetBackup media server that meets the following criteria:

·        Resides within the same overall NetBackup storage domain

·        Uses the same NetBackup master server that the media server uses to perform the backup

1. Login to EMC Isilon, and check the NDMP service is enabled or not.

# isi ndmp settings global view

If it is not enabled then use the following command.

#isi ndmp settings global modify --service=True

2. Create a NDMP user in EMC Isilon. 

3. Login to NetBackup Admin Console, Create a new NDMP Host.

My EMC isilon IP Add : 10.0.0.170

4. Provide the NDMP User name and Password for authentication.

5. NDMP (EMC Isilon) Added successfully.

6. Create a new backup policy with NDMP Policy Type.

7. Create a Schedule for the Backup, Backup Types and Retention.

8. Then, Add the NDMP Host in the Clients section.

9. Select the file pools to take a backup. 

10. Policy created successfully. To test this take a manual backup.

11. Backup is initiated successfully. We can monitor this in Activity Monitor.

12. In a detailed job status, we can able to see the connection with EMC Isilon and taking backup through NDMP.

13. Backup job done successfully with status code 0.

14. Now, I am accessing the SMB share from EMC Isilon, and delete the file.

15. To restore, Open a NetBackup BAR and Select the files to restore.

16. Restore Properties.

17. Restore job done successfully with status code 0.

18. I am checking in SMB share, I can able to see the deleted file.
So restore done successfully.

For Further Reading :

NDMP Backup Configuration NetApp ONTAP 9.7

NetBackup Oracle RMAN Backup