Setting up a media server to back up an NDMP device
Environment:
NetBackup 6.5.4 on all servers and clients
Media Server - Windows 2003 OS with a VTL attached
Master Server - Windows 2003 OS (Virtual Server)
Virtual Tape Library - IBM DS8000
NDMP Client - NetApp filer with no attached tape drives
I have set up my NetBackup environment to back up several different types of servers and everything is working fine so far. Now I need to set it up to back up my several NetApp filers. I have enabled NDMP on each, set up an NDMP user on each, and have set up NetBackup to be authorized to see each of the NDMP devices.
But, I don't know how to set up the media server to have a device the NDMP clients can back up to, and how to set up the Backup Policy to actually do the backup.
I'd appreciate any help.
Thanks.
- Dale Marshall
Comments
first thing
Comes to mind..
have you installed the NDMP Addon to the media server?
If so you should be able to go to <install path>/volmgr/bin and see the set_ndmp_attr cmd.
Here you need to reg the filers
here is the man:
set_ndmp_attr [-insert | -update | -delete | -display] -auth
[ndmp-server-host] [user-name] [password]
set_ndmp_attr [-insert | -update | -delete | -display]
-robot [ndmp-server-host] [robot-device]
[scsi-controller scsi-id scsi-lun]
set_ndmp_attr -verify [ndmp-server-host]
set_ndmp_attr -probe [ndmp-server-host] (not available for
NDMP V2)
set_ndmp_attr [-list | -l]
set_ndmp_attr [-list_compact | -lc]
So you need to do something like this
set_ndmp_attr -insert -auth server user pass
once done you can verify it worked with these
set_ndmp_attr -list << will list all filers that have access
and verify connectivity with
set_ndmp_attr -verify server << this will give output like
# set_ndmp_attr -verify filer
Connecting to host "filer" as user "ndmp"...
Waiting for connect notification message...
Opening session--attempting with NDMP protocol version 4...
Opening session--successful with NDMP protocol version 4
host supports TEXT authentication
host supports MD5 authentication
Getting MD5 challenge from host...
Logging in using MD5 method...
Host info is:
host name "server_2"
os type "DartOS"
os version "EMC Celerra File Server.T.5.6.43.800"
host id "abc1997"
Login was successful
Host supports LOCAL backup/restore
Host supports 3-way backup/restore
your looking for login successfull
now you can attach drives on your SAN.. to get the drive path for Netbackup use
set_ndmp_attr -probe server
Host "filer" tape device model "ULT3580-TD4 ":
Device "c64t0l0" attributes=(0x4) RAW
COMPRESSION=1
SERIAL_NUMBER=1235403075
Host "filer" tape device model "ULT3580-TD4 ":
Device "c96t0l0" attributes=(0x4) RAW
COMPRESSION=1
SERIAL_NUMBER=1235403076
The #s in bold are the drive path on the filer.
Hope this helps a bit.
Best of Luck,
Doug
"I named my hard drive That Thang, so once a month my computer asks me if I want to Back That Thang Up"
Just create a policy of NDMP type
On NetBackup 6.x, Remote-NDMP does not require NDMP type storage unit.
Media Manager storage unit can be used to Remote-NDMP.
You have already configured credentials for your NAS, so you have to do now is to just configure NDMP policy as well.
Good Luck!
Authorized Symantec Consultant(ASC) Data Protection in Tokyo, Japan
Cannot create the policy
Thanks for the help so far... but when I go to create the policy, it won't let me do the "File Selection" part.
I am using the New Policy Wizard.
I create the policy, select NDMP as the policy type, and enter the name of the NetApp server and select NDMP as the hardware and operating system. When I go to the File Selection dialog, it won't connect to the server to allow me to select what parts of the NetApp I want to back up. After trying a few times on different NetApps, I gave up and told it to backup "all local drives".
That seemed to work until I ran the policy - it then appeared to connect properly but the backup failed with errors about Illegal Arguments (among others).
So I'm still stuck.
I presume you are clicking on the remote folder icon?
Don't. Try typing in the path manually e.g. /vol/vol1 etc
***EDIT***
You should be able to type in directives manually also e.g. NEW_STREAM
Regards Andy
"It's not too late to panic ..."
Thanks, that's working... kinda
It works on /vol/vol0 on all of my NetApps
/vol/vol1 is working on one of them but not the others (get an NDMP_ILLEGAL_ARGS_ERR)
Almost working...
Never mind
I got it. I don't actually have /vol/vol1 on all my NetApp servers. Duh. It's all good now. Thanks!
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