Configuring full cluster backups to an IBM Storage Protect server

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You can configure IBM Storage Protect to back up all volumes in a NetApp cluster to an IBM Storage Protect 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.

Before you begin

For an overview of NDMP functionality in IBM Storage Protect and NetApp file servers, see technote 7046965. This technote also lists system requirements.

If the NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 or later, or 9.1 or later, operating system is installed on your NetApp file server, use the following procedure. After you configure your NetApp file server to work with IBM Storage Protect, you can use the NetApp Cluster Aware Backup (CAB) extension to back up all volumes in the cluster. All backed-up data will be owned by a single IBM Storage Protect node.

If the NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 or later, or 9.1 or later, operating system is not installed on your NetApp file server, back up data by following the instructions in Configuring IBM Storage Protect for NDMP operations in a nonclustered environment.

Procedure

Verify that IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition is installed, and that the license is registered. If the license is not registered, issue the following IBM Storage Protect command:
```
register license file=tsmee.lic
```
Obtain cluster administrator privileges for the NetApp file server. This step is required to access the cluster console.
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.
Register the IBM Storage Protect node that will own all backup data for the cluster. On the IBM Storage Protect 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.
Determine the numerical IP address or the domain name that is used to access the NAS file server. The interface provides access to the entire cluster. On the NAS file server, issue the following Data ONTAP operating system command:
```
network interface show -role cluster-mgmt
```
The IP address in the output is required when you specify a value for the HLADDRESS parameter in step 6.
Define a data mover for the node by issuing the DEFINE DATAMOVER command and specifying TYPE=NASCLUSTER. On the IBM Storage Protect server, issue the following command on one line:
```
define datamover data_mover_name type=nascluster
hladdress=cluster_management_interface lladdress=port 
USER=user_name password=password dataformat=netappdump
```
where cluster_management_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).
Configure an IBM Storage Protect policy for managing NAS image backups. Follow the instructions in Configuring an IBM Storage Protect policy for NDMP operations.
Update the cluster node that you registered in step 4 to the domain that was configured in step 7. On the IBM Storage Protect server, issue the UPDATE NODE command:
```
update node node_name domain=domain_name
```
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.

What to do next

The following tasks are optional:

To verify that volumes in the NetApp cluster are backed up, complete the following steps:
1. On the Operations Center menu bar, click Clients.
2. Double-click a NAS device client and click Volumes.
3. To determine when the last full volume backup was completed, review the information in the Last Full column. To determine when the most recent differential backup was completed, review the information in the Last Differential column.
To set up copy storage pools for added data protection, configure the tape-to-tape function to back up data. For instructions, see Backing up data with the tape-to-tape function.