Configuring full cluster backups to a Tivoli Storage Manager server

You can configure Tivoli® Storage Manager to back up all volumes in a NetApp cluster to a Tivoli Storage Manager server, which stores the data in a storage pool. Even if you move volumes within the cluster, backup operations continue and no reconfiguration is required.

1. Verify that Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition is installed, and that the license is registered. If the license is not registered, issue the following Tivoli Storage Manager command:

   register license file=tsmee.lic

2. Install NetApp Data ONTAP 8.2 or later on the NetApp storage system.
3. Enable the use of NDMP by following the instructions in the Clustered Data ONTAP® Data Protection Tape Backup and Recovery Guide. Complete the following steps:
   1. Enable the NetApp SVM to control NDMP backup operations at the cluster level.
   2. Create a backup user ID for NDMP operations.
   3. Configure a network interface for NDMP control connections at the cluster level.
4. Register the Tivoli Storage Manager node that will own all backup data for the cluster. On the Tivoli Storage Manager server, issue the REGISTER NODE command:

   register node node_name password domain=nas_domain type=nas

   where node_name specifies the node name, password specifies the node password, and nas_domain specifies the domain of the node.
5. Determine the numerical IP address or the domain name that is used to access the NAS file server. The interface must provide access to the entire cluster. On the NAS file server, issue the following ONTAP operating system command:

   network interface show -role intercluster

   This value is required when you specify a value for the HLADDRESS parameter in step 6.
6. Define a data mover for the node by issuing the DEFINE DATAMOVER command and specifying TYPE=NASCLUSTER. On the Tivoli Storage Manager server, issue the following command on one line:

   define datamover data_mover_name type=nascluster
   hladdress=intercluster_interface lladdress=port 
   USER=user_name password=password dataformat=netappdump

   where intercluster_interface is the value that you obtained in step 5 and data_mover_name is the node name that you registered in step 4. For information about specifying the other parameters, see DEFINE DATAMOVER (Define a data mover).
7. Configure a Tivoli Storage Manager policy for managing NAS image backups. Follow the instructions in Configuring a Tivoli Storage Manager policy for NDMP operations.
8. Update the cluster node that you registered in step 4 to the domain that was configured in step 7. On the Tivoli Storage Manager server, issue the UPDATE NODE command:

   update node node_name domain=domain_name

9. Optional: Identify the volumes in the cluster and schedule backups for the volumes:
   1. On the NAS file server, identify the volumes in the cluster by issuing the following Data ONTAP command:

      volume show

   2. Schedule backup operations by following the instructions in Scheduling NDMP operations.