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How to configure NetBackup for NDMP EMC Celerra virtual server

Article: 100022198
Last Published: 2010-01-29
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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection

Problem

How to configure NetBackup for NDMP EMC Celerra virtual server

Solution

The high level steps are these.

1. Install NBU forNDMP binaries onto the NetBackup master/media server to the sameversion.

2. Configuration steps on the EMC side:
  • Setup a data mover.
  • Zonetape drive(s) to be seen by the NDMP host/data mover.
  • Verifythe NDMP host/datamover can see and access the tape drive(s).
  • Createthe ndmp login name and password.
  • Referencethis link which contains information about configuration on the EMCside.
http://channeladvantage.bakbone.com/nam/documents/NDMP_Backups_With_Celerra.pdf

3.Use the device discovery wizard on the master server to configure the NDMPdrives.

4. Provide the name of the NDMP host.

5. Provide the loginand password info for the NDMP host.

Assumptions prior to configuringNetBackup shared drive(s) to the CIFS (virtual NDMP EMC Celerra host).
  • Thetape drives are seen at the OS level on the filer, for example on the data mover(server_2).
  • Thedatamover has an IP address and is being resolved properly by the masterserver.
  • Thedatamover (server_2)  has the ndmp user passwordconfigured.

Use the NetBackup Master Server'sGUI.

1. Choose Media and Device Management > Credentials, click NDMPHosts. Under Actions, select New > NDMP Host.

2. In the NDMP host namedialog box, enter the name of the NDMP server for NetBackup to back up.
Note:This NDMP host name is case sensitive. Whenever this host name is used, the namemust be identical to the name entered here. (For example, when you configuretape drives and storage units for this host.)

3. Click OK.

4. Inthe New NDMP Host dialog box, specify the following:

5. Select the boxfor "Use the following credentials for this NDMP host"
Username: ndmp

Note: This user must have permission to run NDMP commands. To see ifyour NDMP host vendor requires a particular user name or accesslevel.

Password and Confirm Password: enter the password for this user asit is on the filer.

6. Use the NetBackup GUI to add the datamover and toauthorize it.

To add the shared drives, use the Configure Storage Deviceswizard.
1. Remove the check box from all shared drive servers.
2. Checkonly the master server.
3. Highlight the master server's name.
4. Select"change" on the right, choose next.
5. Select the server_2 data mover, thennext.
6. Click next to discover the drives and configure them an the storageunit.

To backup the filer, create the NDMP backup policy and specify inthe backup selections a volume that is recognized by the data mover.
Thedatamover (server_2) will not recognize a UNC path that may be set up to beaccessed by a virtual client.  The root volume path as seen by thedatamover must be specified. For example, /root_vcb or /Vol1.

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