Performing a manual backup with an NDMP policy
The following procedures explain how the NetBackup administrator can perform the backup manually. Only a NetBackup administrator can initiate an NDMP backup. In the NetBackup web UI, a user must have the role.
Perform a manual backup of NDMP (NetBackup web UI)
To perform a manual backup of NDMP with the web UI
- On the primary server, open the NetBackup web UI.
- On the right, open Protection > Policies.
- Locate and select the NDMP policy. Then click Manual Backup.
- Select a schedule and then select the clients that you want to back up.
If you do not select any schedules, NetBackup uses the schedule with the highest retention level. If you do not select any clients, NetBackup backs up all configured NDMP hosts.
- Click OK to start the backup.
Perform a manual backup of NDMP (NetBackup Administration Console)
To perform a manual backup of NDMP with the Administration Console
- From the NetBackup Administration Console, click Policies.
- Right-click the NDMP policy name and select Manual Backup from the pop-up menu.
- Select a schedule and then select the clients (NDMP hosts) that you want to back up.
If you do not select any schedules, NetBackup uses the schedule with the highest retention level. If you do not select any clients, NetBackup backs up all configured NDMP hosts.
- Click OK to start the backup.