Administrator Guide

The NDMP server handles all communications with the DMA servers and other NDMP devices through an XDR encoded TCP
(Transmission Control Protocol) data stream.
The NDMP server supports two backup types:
• dump: Generates inode-based NDMP le history
• tar: Generates path-based NDMP le history
The backup type is controlled by the NDMP environment variable TYPE. Both backup types support the same functionalities, but
the tar backup type might be able to process the information more eciently for certain DMA servers.
Backup and Restore – NDMP
Table 12. Backup and Restore Applications lists the supported backup and restore applications.
Table 12. Backup and Restore Applications
Application Supported Version
CommVault Simpana 10.x, 11.x
Dell Quest NetVault 10.x, 11.x
EMC Networker 8.x
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.3
Symantec BackupExec 2014, 2015
Symantec NetBackup 7.x
Refer to the application documentation for the minimal revision/service pack supporting Dell FluidFS systems.
Table 13. Supported Tape Libraries lists the supported tape libraries for 2–way NDMP backup (Fibre Channel connections only).
Table 13. Supported Tape Libraries
Supplier Models
Dell TL-2000, TL-4000, ML-6000
Table 14. NDMP Agent Characteristics lists the supported range for each of the NDMP characteristics.
Table 14. NDMP Agent Characteristics
Functionality Supported Range
NDMP version v2, v3, v4
DMA address type IPv4 only
DMA servers congured Up to 10
Concurrent NDMP sessions Up to 10
DMA user-name length 1–63 bytes (accepts Unicode)
DMA password length 1–32 characters
Maximum number of include paths for an NDMP job 32
Maximum number of exclude paths for an NDMP job 32
NOTE: Your environment should allow ICMP (ping) trac between the FluidFS controllers’ private IP addresses (not the
access VIPs) and the backup server.
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