Installation and configuration prerequisites
Installation prerequisites
In addition to the prerequisites covered in the Quest NetVault Backup Plug‑in for NDMP User’s Guide, verify that the following requirements are met:
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Hardware requirements: For information about Huawei OceanStor NAS Servers, see the Huawei OceanStor Storage Systems website at: https://www.huawei.com |
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Software requirements: For information about software requirements and supported filer operating systems, see the Quest NetVault Backup Compatibility Guide available at: https://support.quest.com/technical-documents |
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NOTE: The installation and configuration procedures are described in the Quest NetVault Backup Plug‑in for NDMP User’s Guide. |
Configuration prerequisites
In addition to the prerequisites covered in the Quest NetVault Backup Plug‑in for NDMP User’s Guide, verify that the following requirements are met:
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Environment configured to support a three-way network — remote — topology: Data that you want to back up in the file system is written to the tape library through the connection between storage devices A and B. When you want to recover data, storage device A reads data from the tape library and writes the data to the file system through the connection between storage devices A and B. For more information, see the following figure. |
Figure 1. Three-way — remote — topology
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NDMP feature license file: Make sure that the system is licensed to use NDMP features. |
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Logical network ports: Verify that the system has been configured with the proper logical ports to support access to the NDMP service. |
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User account for NDMP backups and restores: From the administration interface, assign a DMA user name and password for NDMP backups and restores. Consult the relevant filer documentation for instructions on creating a user account. |
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Direct Access Recovery (DAR) requirements: To use DAR, enable this feature on the filer. |