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NetVault Plug-in for NDMP 12.2 - Application Notes for Hitachi NAS

Backing up data using the Image Backup method

1
In the Navigation pane, click Create Backup Job.
— or —
In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration, and then on the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Create Backup Jobs.
2
In Job Name, specify a name for the job.
Assign a descriptive name that lets you easily identify the job for monitoring its progress or restoring data. The job name can contain alphanumeric and nonalphanumeric characters, but it cannot contain non-Latin characters. There is no length restriction. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms.
3
In the Selections list, select an existing Backup Selection Set, or complete the following steps to create a set.
a
Next to the Selections list, click Create New.
b
On the NetVault Backup Selections page, open the NetVault Backup Server, and then open NDMP Client.
c
To display the Volumes node, open the applicable filer in the list of added servers.
d
Select the data that you want to back up.
The volume names are displayed in the following format:
/__VOLUME__/xxxx
Example:
/__VOLUME__/FS01
e
Click Save, and in the Create New Set dialog box, type a name for the set.
 
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NOTE: A set name can contain alphanumeric and nonalphanumeric characters, but it cannot contain non‑Latin characters. On Linux OS, the names can have a maximum of 200 characters. On Windows OS, there is no length restriction. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms.
f
To close the dialog box, click Save.
4
In the Plugin Options list, select an existing Backup Options Set, or complete the following steps to create a set.
a
Next to the Plugin Options list, click Create New.
b
Configure the Sub Jobs settings.
For more information, see Sub Jobs.
c
Click Save, and in the Create New Set dialog box, type a name for the set.
d
To close the dialog box, click Save.
5
Select or create the Schedule Set, Target Set, and Advanced Options Set.
For more information about these sets, see the Quest NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.
6
To submit the job for scheduling, click Save & Submit.
You can monitor the job progress from the Job Status page and view the logs from the View Logs page.
To save the job definition without scheduling it, click Save. You can view, edit, or run this job from the Manage Job Definitions page. This job is not displayed on the Job Status page until you submit it.
For more information about Job Status, View Logs, and Manage Job Definitions, see the Quest NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

Backing up individual data paths using the Dump Backup method

1
In the Navigation pane, click Create Backup Job.
— or —
In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration, and then on the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Create Backup Jobs.
2
In Job Name, specify a name for the job.
Assign a descriptive name that lets you easily identify the job for monitoring its progress or restoring data. The job name can contain alphanumeric and nonalphanumeric characters, but it cannot contain non-Latin characters. There is no length restriction. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms.
3
Next to the Selections list, click Create New.
4
On the NetVault Backup Selections page, open the NetVault Backup Server, and then open NDMP Client.
5
Click the applicable filer, and select Enter Backup Path from the context menu.
6
In the NDMP Backup Request dialog box, configure the Directory option.
Specify the volume or the complete path to the directory that you want to back up. Use the following format to specify the backup path:
/<file system>/<parentDirectory>/<subdirectory>
Example:
FS08/testdata_fs08/data
7
Set the Dump Level and the remaining backup options.
For more information, see NDMP Backup Options.
8
To save the settings, click Ok.
9
Complete Step 5 and Step 6 in Backing up data using the Dump Backup method.

Backing up individual data paths using the Image Backup method

1
In the Navigation pane, click Create Backup Job.
— or —
In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration, and then on the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Create Backup Jobs.
2
In Job Name, specify a name for the job.
Assign a descriptive name that lets you easily identify the job for monitoring its progress or restoring data. The job name can contain alphanumeric and nonalphanumeric characters, but it cannot contain non-Latin characters. There is no length restriction. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms.
3
Next to the Selections list, click Create New.
4
On the NetVault Backup Selections page, open the NetVault Backup Server, and then open NDMP Client.
5
Click the applicable filer, and select Enter Backup Path from the context menu.
6
In the NDMP Backup Request dialog box, specify the backup path in the Directory box.
Specify the file system-level backup path in the following format:
/__VOLUME__/<file system>
Example:
/__VOLUME__/FS08
 
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NOTE: This method cannot be used to back up individual files and directories.
7
To save the settings, click OK.
8
Complete Step 5 and Step 6 in Backing up data using the Image Backup method.

Restoring data

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Restoring Dump Backups using the plug‑in
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Restoring Incremental Backups
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Renaming or relocating data
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Restoring data to an alternate filer
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Restoring Image Backups using the plug‑in
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Searching for files in savesets
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