You can specify NDMP configuration information for a cluster or for the managed server, including NDMP username, password, version, and port.
- Navigate to Data Management > Protection > NDMP > Configuration.
- In the NDMP Configuration pane, click the edit icon.
- In the NDMP Settings, complete the following information:
- Enter the username and password required to access and configure the NDMP settings for the VSP One File servers.
The username can be up to 20 characters long and cannot contain the following characters: \ / < > " '
- Enter the NDMP version. By default, the VSP One Fileserver uses NDMP version 4 for backup and recovery functions.
You can configure the VSP One File server to use NDMP version 2 or 3 if required. Set NDMP to version 2 only if your backup software specifically requires it.
The incremental data replication and Accelerated Data Copy (ADC) require NDMP version 3 or 4.
- Configure the NDMP port number. By default, port 10000 is used.
- Enter the username and password required to access and configure the NDMP settings for the VSP One File servers.
- In the Automated Snapshot Use, select one of the following options:
- Do not automatically create snapshots, but backup from the live file system performs a backup directly from the live file system without taking a snapshot.
- Automatically create snapshots takes a snapshot before performing the backup. This option does not affect file replication snapshots.
- In Automated Snapshot Deletion, select one of the following options:
- Delete snapshot after use deletes an automatic snapshot after completion of the backup for which it was taken. To prevent accumulation of snapshots, select this option for full backups or if the file system is changing rapidly.
- Delete snapshot after next backup deletes an automatic snapshot after it has been used as the basis of a new incremental backup. With the exception of full backups, this option supports incremental backup schedules based on the preceding backup.
- Delete snapshot when obsolete deletes an automatic snapshot upon next backup at the same level. For example, a snapshot taken for a full backup is deleted when the next full backup completes. This option supports differential backup schedules based on a common base backup.Note: Snapshots initiated by the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) might not be deleted by rule. These snapshots should be managed through the application that requested the snapshot. You can delete these snapshots through the Snapshots page.
- In the Automated Snapshot Retention box, set the number of days to retain snapshots before they are automatically deleted. The valid range for this setting is 1 to 80 days. Make sure the retention time is longer than the total duration required for two replication cycles, including the interval and copy time, to avoid premature deletion of snapshots before the next successful copy.
- Click Save.
Start the NDMP server. For more information, see Enabling and disabling NDMP services.