Configuring Tivoli Storage Manager for NDMP operations

Before beginning the configuration of Tivoli® Storage Manager for NDMP (network data management protocol) operations, ensure that you register the required license.

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 Tivoli Storage Manager server, or attach the ACSLS library or 349X library to the Tivoli Storage Manager 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. Define a storage pool for storing a table of contents. This step is optional.
2. Configure Tivoli Storage Manager policy for managing NAS image backups. See Configuring Tivoli Storage Manager policy for NDMP operations.
3. Register a NAS file server node with the Tivoli Storage Manager server. See Registering NAS nodes with the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
4. Define a data mover for the NAS file server. See Defining a data mover for the NAS file server.
5. Define a path from either the Tivoli Storage Manager server or the NAS file server to the library. See Defining paths to libraries for NDMP operations.
6. Define the tape drives to Tivoli Storage Manager, and define the paths to those drives from the NAS file server and optionally from the Tivoli Storage Manager server. See Defining paths for NDMP operations.
7. Check tapes into the library and label them. See Labeling and checking tapes into the library.
8. Set up scheduled backups for NAS file servers. This step is optional. See Scheduling NDMP operations.
9. Define a virtual file space name. This step is optional. See Defining virtual file spaces.
10. Configure for tape-to-tape copy to back up data. This step is optional. See Tape-to-tape copy to back up data.
11. Configure for tape-to-tape copy to move data to a different tape technology. This step is optional. See Tape-to-tape copy to move data.