Dell NX3500, NX3610, NX3600 Specifying NAS Volumes Using the DMA, Viewing Ndmp Jobs and Events

Models: NX3500 NX3600 NX3610

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Changing the NDMP Client Port

By default, the NDMP server monitors port 10000 for incoming connections. You can change the client port to match the port used by the DMA.

1.Click the System tab on the left.

2.Click the Data Protection tab on the top.

3.In the NDMP pane, click .

4.Click Modify Settings .

The Modify NDMP Settings dialog box appears.

5.In the NDMP Port field, type a new client port.

6.Click OK.

Specifying NAS Volumes Using the DMA

In order to perform backup and restore operations, the DMA server must be configured to be able to access the FluidFS cluster.

On each DMA server, you must configure the following:

Client VIP (or a DNS name) that the DMA server accesses. If you ever change the client VIP, you must also make the reciprocal change on the DMA servers.

NOTE: NDMP has no load balancing built in. A single DMA backing up 10 NAS volumes from a single client VIP forces all 10 sessions to be on the same NAS controller. Therefore, Dell recommends using DNS roundrobin to provide load balancing, by specifying the DNS name of the FluidFS cluster in the DMA.

NDMP user name and password (default user name is backup_user).

Port that the NDMP server monitors for incoming connections (default port is 10000).

In addition, some DMA servers require the following:

Host name of the FluidFS cluster, which uses the following format:

<controller_number>.<FluidFS_cluster_name>

OS type: Dell Fluid File System

Product: Compellent FS8600

Vendor: Dell Inc.

Most backup applications automatically list the available NAS volumes to back up. Otherwise, you can manually type in the NAS volume path. The FluidFS cluster exposes backup NAS volumes at the following path:

/<NAS_volume_name>

To improve data transfer speed, limit the number of concurrent backup jobs to one per NAS controller.

Viewing NDMP Jobs and Events

All NDMP jobs and events can be viewed using FluidFS Manager.

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Dell NX3500, NX3610 manual Specifying NAS Volumes Using the DMA, Viewing Ndmp Jobs and Events, Changing the Ndmp Client Port

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