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Dell PowerStore: File Capabilities
Executive summary Introduction Unified appliance NAS servers Protocols Multiprotocol Naming and directory services File systems Supporting file features
Introduction
Quotas
Snapshots
Replication
Thin clones
Disaster recovery testing
NDMP
File-Level Retention
CAVA
CEPA
MMC snap-in
Metrics Migration Conclusion Technical support and resources

NDMP

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NDMP

  • PowerStore file supports three-way Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) backups, allowing administrators to protect file systems by backing up to a tape library or other backup device. In an NDMP configuration, there are three primary components:

    • Primary system - Source system to be backed up, such as PowerStore
    • Data Management Application (DMA)—Backup application that orchestrates the backup sessions, such as Dell NetWorker
    • Secondary system - The backup target, such as Data Domain

    Three-way NDMP transfers both the metadata and backup data over the network. The metadata travels from the primary system to the DMA. The data travels from the primary system to the DMA and then finally to the secondary system. Figure 44 shows an example of a three-way NDMP configuration.

    A diagram showing an example of a three-way NDMP backup configuration.

    Figure 44.    Three-way NDMP backup

    PowerStore supports taking NDMP full backups, incremental backups, restores, and tape cloning. Both dump and tar backups are supported, but volume-based backups (VBBs) are not supported. Enable these parameters when running an NDMP backup:

    • HIST: Allows the backup application to request the file history from the storage system
    • UPDATE: Allows the backup application to request the file history for incremental backups
    • DIRECT: Enables the ability to restore a single file from a backup
    • SNAPSURE: Allows the backup application to request a snapshot of the file system for backup purposes