Add a NAS Dell EMC Isilon/PowerScale Client for NDMP Backup Operations

You can add a NAS Dell EMC Isilon/PowerScale server for NDMP backups.

Start the Configuration Wizard

1. Log on to metallic.io.

   The Service Catalog page appears.

2. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Files.

   The file servers Overview page appears.

3. On the Files tab, in the upper-right area of the page, click Add server.

   The Configure File Server page appears.

4. Select NAS.

5. Click Next.

   The Server Configuration page of the Add NAS Server configuration wizard appears.

Server Configuration

1. In the Name box, enter a name for the NAS server.

2. From the Vendor type list, select Dell EMC Isilon.

3. In the Dell EMC Isilon cluster box, enter the external IP address or the host name of any node in the Isilon cluster.

4. From the Credential list, select existing credentials or create new credentials.

   Steps to add new credentials

   To add credentials to the Credential Manager, click the plus button (+), and then specify the following in the Add Credential dialog box.

   1. In the Credential name box, enter the name of the credential.

   2. In the User account box, enter the name of the user account.

   3. In the Password box, enter the password.

   4. In the Description box, you can enter a description of the credentials.

   5. Click Save.

5. Click Next.

   The Plan page of the configuration wizard appears.

Plan

1. From the Plan list, select an existing backup plan or create a new backup plan.

   Steps to create a new backup plan

   1. Click the add button .

      The Create backup plan dialog box appears.

   2. In the Plan name, enter a name for the backup plan.

   3. If you have an active Files and Objects subscription, from the Storage list, select the storage to use for the backups.

   4. If you have an active AGP bundle for File and Object subscription:

      • From the Storage region list, select the storage region to use for the backups.

      • From the MediaAgent list, select the deduplication database (DDB) Backup Gateway to use for the backups.

   5. If you have both the above subscriptions:

      1. To use regular storage for backups, move the Bring your own storage toggle to the right, and then select the Storage to use for the backups.

      2. To use AGP bundled storage, leave the Bring your own storage toggle disabled.

         • From the Storage region list, select the storage region to use for the backups.

         • From the MediaAgent list, select the deduplication database (DDB) Backup Gateway to use for the backups.

   6. For the backup plan settings, select pre-defined settings or create custom settings:

      • To select pre-defined settings, under Retention rules, select one of the following:

        • Select Standard retention to retain the incremental backups for 1 month.

      • To create custom settings, move the Custom plan toggle key to the right, and then specify the following:

        • For Retention, specify the amount of time to retain the backup jobs.

        • For Backups run every, specify how often to run backups.

   7. Click Done.

2. Click Next.

   The Backup Content page of the configuration wizard appears.

Backup Content

1. Under NDMP Configuration, move the NDMP toggle key to the right.

2. From the Access Nodes list, select the access nodes to use for the file server.

   Note

   • Make sure to select access nodes with both FS and MA packages installed.

   • If a client group is selected as an access node, make sure that each client in the group has connectivity to the array.

3. From the Credential list, select existing credentials or create new credentials to access the NAS server.

   Steps to add new credentials

   To add credentials to the Credential Manager, click the plus button (+), and then specify the following in the Add Credential dialog box.

   1. In the Credential name box, enter the name of the credential.

   2. In the Username box, enter the name of the user account.

   3. In the Password box, enter the password.

   4. In the Description box, you can enter a description of the credentials.

   5. Click Save.

4. To assign a different listen port, in the Listen port box, enter a port number.

   The default value for the listen port is the default computer port socket number assignment.

5. To confirm that the system can connect to the NAS server, click Preview.

6. By default, the root volume is selected for backup. To change the content that is to be backed up, do the following:

   Note

   The Dell EMC Isilon/PowerScale credentials must be added to change the backup content.

   1. Under Backup content, move the All Volumes toggle to the left, and then specify the content to back up.

   2. To add the content to back up, in the Content area, click Add > Browse or Custom path.

      • To enter paths to items you want to include in backups, in the Enter custom path field, enter a path, and then click the add button.

      • To select items from a file system view of the server, click Browse, and then select the check boxes for the items that you want to include in backups.

   3. To add filters to exclude items from backups, in the Exclusions area, click Add > Browse or Custom path.

      • To enter paths to items you want to exclude from backups, in the Enter custom path field, enter a filter pattern, and then click the add button.

      • To select items from a file system view of the server, click Browse, and then select the check boxes for the items that you want to exclude from backups.

   4. From the Include global exclusions list, select one the following:

      • Off: To disable global filters for this subclient; only subclient exclusions are applied. This value overrides the Use Global Filters on All Subclients global filters setting.

      • On: To enable global filters for this subclient; both global and subclient exclusions are applied. This value overrides the Use Global Filters on All Subclients global filters setting.

      • Use cell level policy: To include global filters for this subclient only if the Use Global Filters on All Subclients option is selected in the Global Filters.

7. To verify the connection between the array and access node, click Test connection.

8. Click Add.