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

Introduction to NetBackup for NDMP

This section includes the following topics:
  • About NetBackup for NDMP

  • About Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP)

  • Types of NDMP backup

  • About NDMP policies in NetBackup

  • About NetBackup storage units

  • About assigning tape drives to different hosts

  • About the NDMP backup process

  • About the NDMP restore process

  • About Direct Access Recovery (DAR)

  • Snapshot Client assistance

  • About NDMP multiplexing

  • About NDMP support for Replication Director

  • Limitations of Replication Director with NDMP

  • About NDMP support for NetApp clustered Data ONTAP (cDOT)

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