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  2. NetBackup™ NAS Administrator's Guide
  3. Section III. Using NDMP
  4. Introduction to NetBackup for NDMP
  5. About NetBackup storage units
NetBackup™ NAS Administrator's Guide

About NetBackup storage units

NetBackup uses either one of the following storage units:

  • NDMP-type storage units (for local or three-way backup)

    NetBackup requires NDMP-type storage units when you back up NDMP host data to the devices that are as follows:

    • Attached to an NDMP host

    • Available to the NDMP host on a SAN

    An NDMP storage unit can contain standalone or robotic drives. Robotic controls can be in a TLD (tape library DLT) or ACS robot type.

  • Media Manager storage units (for backup to devices that are attached to a NetBackup media server)

    You can use the drives that were configured in Media Manager-type storage units when you back up NDMP host data to devices that are as follows:

    • Attached to a NetBackup for NDMP server

    • Available to the server on a SAN

    For NDMP backup, drives in Media Manager-type storage units do not have to be dedicated to NDMP data. They can store backups of regular (non-NDMP) NetBackup clients as well as of NDMP clients.

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