You can use NDMP-enabled commercial backup applications to perform network-based tape backup and recovery.
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Common NDMP tape backup topologies
NDMP supports a number of topologies and configurations between backup applications and storage systems or other NDMP servers providing data (file systems) and tape services.
Considerations when using NDMP
You have to take into account a list of considerations when starting the NDMP service on your storage system.
Preparing for basic NDMP backup application management
To enable a storage system for basic management by a commercial NDMP backup application, you must enable the storage system’s NDMP support and specify the backup application’s configured NDMP version, host IP address, and authentication method.
What environment variables do
Environment variables are used to communicate information about a backup or restore operation between an NDMP-enabled backup application and a storage system.
