Interfaces for NDMP operations

You can use several interfaces to run NDMP operations. You can schedule an NDMP operation by using the BACKUP NODE or RESTORE NODE command, and creating a schedule to process the command.

Client interfaces:
  • Backup-archive command-line client (on a Windows, 64-bit AIX®, or 64-bit Oracle Solaris system)
  • Web client
Server interfaces:
  • Server console
  • Command line on the administrative client
    Tip: All examples for NDMP operations use server commands.

The Tivoli® Storage Manager web client interface, available with the backup-archive client, displays the file systems of the NAS file server in a graphical view. The client function is not required, but you can use the client interfaces for NDMP operations. The client function is the preferred method for file-level restore operations. For more information about file-level restore operations, see File-level backup and restore for NDMP operations.

Tivoli Storage Manager prompts you for an administrator ID and password when you complete NDMP functions by using either of the client interfaces. For more information about installing and activating client interfaces, see Installing the Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive clients.

To use the Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client or web client for NAS operations, the file system names on the NAS device must have a forward slash (/) as the first character. This restriction does not affect NAS operations that are initiated from the Tivoli Storage Manager server command line.