Category Archives: Data Protection

NetBackup for NDMP - Architecture Overview.

This post covers overview of NetBackup for Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP). NDMP allows to initiate and control backups and restores of Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems. NDMP architecture follows the client and server model: The NetBackup master or media server where NetBackup for NDMP is installed is called a NetBackup for NDMP server. The host where the… Read More »

NetBackup Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP): Overview.

This post covers Media Server Deduplication Storage Pool (MSDP) which is an embedded deduplication technology that ships and is installed with base NetBackup 7.6 software, and that is provided on NetBackup appliances running version 2.6 software. There are below benefits of deduplication: Reduce the amount of data that is stored. Reduce backup bandwidth. Reduce backup windows. Reduce infrastructure.… Read More »

How to configure NetBackup Auto Image Replication (AIR)?

In the previous post I showed NetBackup Auto Image Replication architecture overview. In this post I will describe how to configure it with using MSDP (or OST compatbile Storage Server). NetBackup provides the ability to establish a trust relationship between replication domains. A trust relationship is optional. The following points describe how a trust relationship affects Auto Image… Read More »