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Requirements

You must meet the following requirements when setting up Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP:

Tivoli Data Protection for NDMP
A separately licensed program product.

NAS File Server
A NAS file server such as Network Appliance File Server. The operating system on the file server must be supported by Tivoli Storage Manager. Visit http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/tivolimain.html.

The combination of file server model and operating system must be supported by the NAS file server. Visit http://netapp.com/products/filer/index.html for details.

Tape Library
A SCSI-attached or Fibre Channel-attached library that is supported by the Tivoli Storage Manager device driver. Visit http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/tivolimain.html.

The tape library is controlled by the Tivoli Storage Manager server using one of the following methods:

Library Sharing:
The Tivoli Storage Manager server that performs NDMP operations can be a library manager, but cannot be a library client. If the Tivoli Storage Manager server that performs NDMP operations is a library manager, that server must control the library directly and not by passing commands through the NAS file server.

Tape Drives
One or more tape drives in the tape library. The NAS file server must be able to access the drives. The drives must be supported for tape backup operations by the NAS file server and its operating system. Visit http://netapp.com/products/filer/index.htmlfor details.
Drive Sharing:
The tape drives can be shared by the Tivoli Storage Manager server and one or more NAS file servers. Also, if the Tivoli Storage Manager server controls the library directly, the drives can be shared:
  • By one or more NAS file servers and one or more Tivoli Storage Manager library clients, if the drives are accessible to the library clients.
  • By one or more NAS file servers and one or more Tivoli Storage Manager storage agents, if the drives are accessible to the Tivoli Storage Manager server.

Verify the compatibility of specific combinations of a NAS file server, tape devices, and SAN devices with the hardware manufacturers.


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