Installation guide

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Configuring Your IP4700 Device for Use with Backup Software
Backup Configurations
Non-NDMP NFS or
CIFS-Specific Public
LAN
A non-NDMP Network File Server (NFS®) or Common Internet File
System (CIFS)-specific public LAN configuration, also called an
IP4700 network drive backup, is similar to a standard LAN-based
backup. The similarity is that the backup server communicates with
the client computer systems to control the backup. It lets you back up
IP4700 volumes as network drives, but at a high cost in network
traffic. This backup configuration is available only with NetBackup.
The main difference is that the client systems must first retrieve their
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