Accessing data protection services through backup applications that support NDMP offers a number of advantages.
NDMP backup applications provide sophisticated scheduling of data protection operations across multiple storage systems.
They also provide media management and tape inventory management services to eliminate or minimize manual tape handling during data protection operations.
NDMP backup applications support data cataloging services that simplify the process of locating specific recovery data.
Direct Access Recovery (DAR) optimizes the access of specific data from large backup tape sets.
NDMP supports multiple topology configurations, allowing efficient sharing of secondary storage (tape library) resources through the use of three-way network data connections.
NDMP backup applications typically provide user-friendly interfaces that simplify the management of data protection services.
