Dell PowerVault NX3500 - Manual (Page 132)

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 round ‐robin 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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