Adding a NAS Server for NDMP Backups

To back up NDMP file system data, you must add a NAS server. (Because the software for the NDMP Agent is installed automatically as part of the Backup Gateway installation, no additional software is needed.)

The user who adds the NAS client becomes the client owner. Client owners have permission to manage the client including changing client settings and adding and modifying subclients. For information about client owner security, see User Administration and Security.

Before You Begin

• Before adding a NAS Cluster-Mode client, review the considerations.

• Before adding a Dell EMC Isilon/PowerScale file server as the NAS client, review the options for the NAS client hostname.

• If the data you want to back up resides on a Storage Virtual Machine (vFiler or Vserver), configure the Storage Virtual Machine as the NAS server.

• NetApp: Any NAS storage device used for backing up secondary storage data (Vault, Mirror, or backup copy) must be configured as a NAS client with the same name that is used by the OCUM server to communicate with the secondary NAS file server.

Start the Configuration Wizard

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Service catalog.

   The Service catalog page appears.

2. On the Files tile, click Configure.

   The Select the Files Application page appears.

3. Select NAS.

4. 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 any vendor. If you want to use the NAS server without IntelliSnap or the vendor is not listed, select Generic.

   • For NetApp, enter the following information:

     1. In the NetApp management interface box, enter the host name of the NetApp cluster or SVM.

     2. 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.

   • For Dell EMC Isilon, enter the following information:

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

     2. 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.

   • For Huawei, enter the following information:

     1. In the Serial number box, enter the serial number (SN) of the Huawei storage system.

     2. In the Console interface box, enter the management IP address of the Huawei array.

     3. 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.

3. In the Host name box, enter a host name or fully qualified domain name for the NAS server. This option does not apply to NetApp and Dell EMC Isilon vendors.

4. 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.

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

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

   3. 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.

   4. 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 or add a new one.

   Note

   • Ensure to select an access node which has both FS and MA packages installed.

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

   Steps to create a new access node

   1. Click the add button .

      The Add a new Access node dialog box appears.

   2. Download the backup gateway package and install it on your access node.

   3. Install the access node and authenticate using the authcode provided in the instructions.

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

   Note

   For NetApp C-Mode file servers, run the generate-password command on the file server to obtain an NDMP password. For more information, see the NetApp documentation for your file 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, all volumes will be selected for backup. To change the content that is to be backed up, do the following:

   Note

   The NDMP 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. This option applies only to NetApp, Dell EMC Isilon, and Huawei.

8. Click Add.