NDMP backup options for NDMP servers
When you create a backup job for a network-attached storage NDMP server, you can use the options that are appropriate for the job and the type of NDMP server.
The following backup options are available for NetApp, IBM, and Fujitsu NDMP servers:
Related information
Table: NDMP backup options for NetApp/IBM/Fujitsu
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Back up Access Control Lists | Backs up NetApp Access Control Lists. |
| Enable file history | Enables the generation of file history data. File history is used to optimize recovery of selected backup sets, however, file history generation and processing increase the backup time. Disabling this option improves backup time. |
| If the file history is not generated, and you must restore data later, restore the entire volume. | |
| Backup method | Specifies the backup level. Level 0 provides a full backup. Level 1 provides a differential backup that backs up new or modified files since level 0. Levels 2 through 9 back up new or modified files since the previous level backup. For example, the level 2 backup method backs up new or modified files since the level 1 backup. Level 3 backup backs up new or modified files since the level 2 backup, and so on. |
The following backup options are available for EMC NDMP servers
Table: NDMP backup options for EMC
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Backup type | Determines the backup type for this backup job. |
| The following backup types are available: | |
| - Dump | |
| - VBB | |
| Back up with integrated checkpoints (SnapSure) | Enables Backup Exec to create a backup set that uses the EMC SnapSure feature. For more information about SnapSure, see your EMC documentation. |
| Enable file history | Enables the generation of file history data. File history is used to optimize the recovery of selected backup sets. File history generation and processing increase the backup time. Disabling this option improves backup time. If file history is made unavailable and you must restore data later, restore the entire volume. |
| Backup method | Specifies the backup level. Level 0 provides a full backup. Level 1 provides a differential backup that backs up new or modified files since level 0. Levels 2 through 9 back up new or modified files since the previous level backup. For example, the level 2 backup method backs up new or modified files since the level 1 backup. Level 3 backup backs up new or modified files since the level 2 backup, and so on. |
For NDMP servers other than NetApp, IBM, Fujitsu, and EMC, Backup Exec displays the appropriate options. You can change the values for most options, such as the backup level and file history option. You can change some options to a predefined value, some to any value, and some options you cannot change.
Veritas has tested the options that appear for each NDMP server. The NDMP server may support additional options but Veritas does not support them at this time. Backup Exec does not validate the values that you enter for the options, so ensure that you enter the correct values. See the documentation for your NDMP server for information about the options that appear.