Backing up NAS file systems with the backup-archive client GUI using NDMP protocol

For both the backup-archive client GUI and the client command line interface, you must specify passwordaccess=generate and set authentication=on must be specified at the server.

You are always prompted for a user ID and password. To display NAS nodes and perform NAS functions, you must enter an authorized administrative user ID and password. The authorized administrative user ID should have at least client owner authority over both the NAS node and the client workstation node they are using either from command line or from the backup-archive client GUI. The IBM Spectrum Protect server must be configured to grant authority to the client node for NAS backup and restore operations.

You can use the toc option with the include.fs.nas option in the client options file to specify whether the client saves Table of Contents (TOC) information for each file system backup. If you save TOC information, you can use the Windows backup-archive client GUI to examine the entire file system tree and select files and directories to restore. Creation of a TOC requires that you define the TOCDESTINATION attribute in the backup copy group for the management class to which this backup image is bound. Note that TOC creation requires additional processing, network resources, storage pool space, and possibly a mount point during the backup operation.

The backup-archive client GUI must be connected to the IBM Spectrum Protect Version 8.1.2 or later server, or V7.1.8 or later V7 server.

To back up NAS file systems using the backup-archive client GUI:

1. Click Backup from the main window. The Backup window is displayed.
2. Expand the directory tree if necessary.
   Note:

   1. The root node called Nodes is not selectable. This node only appears if a NAS plug-in is present on the client workstation.
   2. NAS nodes display on the same level as the client workstation node. Only nodes for which the administrator has authority appear.
   3. You can expand NAS nodes to reveal file spaces, but no further expansion is available (no file names).
3. Click the selection boxes next to the nodes or file systems you want to back up.
4. Click the type of backup you want to perform in the backup type pull-down menu. The NAS backup type list is active only when you first select NAS backup objects. Full backup backs up the entire file system. Differential backs up the changes since the most recent full backup.
5. Click Backup. The NAS Backup Task List window displays the backup processing status and progress bar. The number next to the progress bar indicates the number of bytes backed up so far. After the backup completes, the NAS Backup Report window displays processing details, including the actual size of the backup, including the total bytes backed up.
   Note: If it is necessary to close the backup-archive client GUI session, current NAS operations continue after disconnect. You can use the Dismiss button on the NAS Backup Task List window to quit monitoring processing without ending the current operation.
6. (Optional) To monitor processing of an operation from the GUI main window, open the Actions menu and select IBM Spectrum Protect Activities. During a backup, the status bar indicates processing status. A percentage estimate is not displayed for differential backups.

Consider the following items when you back up NAS file systems using the backup-archive client GUI:

• Workstation and remote (NAS) backups are mutually exclusive in a Backup window. After selecting an item for backup, the next item you select must be of the same type (either NAS or non NAS).
• Details will not appear in the right-frame of the Backup window for NAS nodes or file systems. To view information about objects in a NAS node, highlight the object and select View > File Details from the menu.
• To delete NAS file spaces, select Utilities > Delete Filespaces.
• Backup options do not apply to NAS file spaces and are ignored during a NAS backup operation.