Configuring NDMP parameters on the cluster
Certain NDMP parameters must be configured to enable communications between the DMA and
the NDMP Servers in the cluster. To configure the parameters on the management console GUI,
select
Cluster Configuration
from the Navigator, and then select
NDMP Backup
. The NDMP
Configuration Summary shows the default values for the parameters. Click
Modify
to configure the
parameters for your cluster on the Configure NDMP dialog box. See the online help for a description
of each field.
To configure NDMP parameters from the CLI, use the following command:
ibrix_ndmpconfig –c [-d IP1,IP2,IP3,...] [-m MINPORT] [-x MAXPORT] [-n LISTENPORT]
[-u USERNAME] [-p PASSWORD] [-e {0=disable,1=enable}] –v {0=10}] [-w BYTES]
[-z NUMSESSIONS]
NDMP process management
Normally all NDMP actions are controlled from the DMA. However, if the DMA cannot resolve a
problem or you suspect that the DMA may have incorrect information about the NDMP environment,
take the following actions from the X9000 Software management console GUI or CLI:
•
Cancel one or more NDMP sessions on a file serving node. Canceling a session kills all
spawned sessions processes and frees their resources if necessary.
•
Reset the NDMP server on one or more file serving nodes. This step kills all spawned session
processes, stops the ndmpd and session monitor daemons, frees all resources held by NDMP,
and restarts the daemons.
Viewing or canceling NDMP sessions
To view information about active NDMP sessions, select
Cluster Configuration
from the Navigator,
and then select
NDMP Backup
>
Active Sessions
. For each session, the Active NDMP Sessions
panel lists the host used for the session, the identifier generated by the backup application, the
status of the session (backing up data, restoring data, or idle), the start time, and the IP address
used by the DMA.
Using NDMP backup applications
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