Configuring IBM Spectrum Protect for NDMP operations in a nonclustered environment

To use IBM Spectrum Protect for network data management protocol (NDMP) operations in a nonclustered environment, you must set up the tape library and media and complete additional configuration steps.

Before you begin

  1. Review the restrictions on NDMP operations:
    • To configure IBM Spectrum Protect for NDMP operations in a nonclustered environment, you must use a network-attached storage (NAS) device that is validated for use with IBM Spectrum Protect through the Ready for IBM® validation program.
    • Data deduplication operations and container storage pools are supported only with NetApp file servers that do not use the SnapMirror to Tape feature. All other NAS devices that are validated for use with IBM Spectrum Protect in accordance with the Ready for IBM validation program must use non-deduplicated, non-container storage pools. For more information about the types of storage pools that are supported for different brands of file servers, see Storage pool types for NDMP operations.
  2. Register the IBM Spectrum Protect Extended Edition license. To back up and restore NAS file server data by using the IBM Spectrum Protect server, IBM Spectrum Protect Extended Edition is required.

Procedure

  1. Set up the tape library and media. See Configuring a tape library for NDMP operations, where the following steps are described in more detail.
    1. Attach the SCSI or virtual tape library (VTL) library to the NAS file server or to the IBM Spectrum Protect server, or attach the ACSLS library or 349X library to the IBM Spectrum Protect server.
    2. Define the library with a library type of SCSI, VTL, ACSLS, or 349X.
    3. Define a device class for the tape drives.
    4. Define a storage pool for NAS backup media.
    5. Optional: Define a storage pool for storing a table of contents.
  2. Configure IBM Spectrum Protect policy for managing NAS image backups. See Configuring an IBM Spectrum Protect policy for NDMP operations.
  3. Register a NAS file server node with the IBM Spectrum Protect server. See Registering NAS nodes with the IBM Spectrum Protect server.
  4. Define a data mover for the NAS file server. See Defining a data mover for a NAS file server.
  5. Define a path from either the IBM Spectrum Protect server or the NAS file server to the library. See Defining paths to libraries for NDMP operations.
  6. Define the tape drives to IBM Spectrum Protect, and define the paths to those drives from the NAS file server and optionally from the IBM Spectrum Protect server. See Defining paths for NDMP operations.
  7. Check tapes into the library and label them.

    Linux operating systemsAIX operating systemsTape volumes must be labeled before the server can use them. You can use the LABEL LIBVOLUME command, or you can use the AUTOLABEL parameter with the DEFINE LIBRARY and UPDATE LIBRARY commands.

    Windows operating systemsAll media must be labeled. Labeling media with an automated library requires you to check media into the library. To label volumes with the LABEL LIBVOLUME command, specify the CHECKIN parameter. To automatically label tape volumes in SCSI-type libraries, use the AUTOLABEL parameter on the DEFINE LIBRARY and UPDATE LIBRARY commands.

    For instructions, see LABEL LIBVOLUME, DEFINE LIBRARY, and UPDATE LIBRARY.

  8. Optional: Set up scheduled backups for NAS file servers. See Scheduling NDMP operations.
  9. Optional: Define a virtual file space name. See Defining virtual file spaces.
  10. Optional: Configure the tape-to-tape copy function to back up data. See Backing up data with the tape-to-tape function.
  11. Optional: Configure the tape-to-tape copy function to move data to a different tape technology. See Moving data with the tape-to-tape copy function.