Configuring partial cluster backups to a Tivoli Storage Manager server

You can configure Tivoli® Storage Manager to complete a partial backup of a NetApp cluster. This method is useful when multiple organizations own data in the cluster. Each organization can manage backup operations for its data.

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. Obtain cluster administrator privileges for the NetApp file server. This step is required to access the cluster console.
3. On the NetApp file server, 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.
   2. Create a backup user ID for NDMP operations.
   3. Configure a network interface for NDMP control connections at the SVM level.
4. Register the Tivoli Storage Manager node that will own the backed-up data. 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 of the cluster interface that is used by the SVM. To determine the value, on the NAS file server, issue the following ONTAP operating system command:

   network interface show -vserver vserver_name -role data

   where vserver_name specifies the name of the SVM. This value that you obtain is required in step 6.
6. Define an associated data mover for the Tivoli Storage Manager node by issuing the DEFINE DATAMOVER command and specifying TYPE=NASVSERVER. On the Tivoli Storage Manager server, issue the following command on one line:

   define datamover data_mover_name type=nasvserver
   hladdress=svm_data_interface lladdress=port 
   USER=user_name password=password dataformat=netappdump

   where svm_data_interface is the value that you obtained in step 5 and data_mover_name is the name of the node 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 node that you registered in step 4 to the domain that you 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 backup operations. Take the following steps:
   1. On the NAS file server, identify the volumes in the cluster by issuing the following Data ONTAP command:

      volume show -vserver vserver_name

      where vserver_name specifies the name of the SVM.
   2. Schedule backup operations by following the instructions in Scheduling NDMP operations.