Configuring Tivoli Storage Manager for NDMP operations

Before you configure Tivoli® Storage Manager for NDMP (network data management protocol) operations, ensure that you register the required license.

1. Set up the tape library and media. See Configuring a tape library for NDMP operations, where the following steps are described in more detail.
   1. Attach the SCSI or virtual tape library (VTL) library to the NAS file server or to the Tivoli Storage Manager server, or attach the ACSLS library or 349X library to the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
   2. Define the library with a library type of SCSI, VTL, ACSLS, or 349X.
   3. Define a device class for the tape drives.
   4. Define a storage pool for NAS backup media.
   5. Optional: Define a storage pool for storing a table of contents.
2. Configure Tivoli Storage Manager policy for managing NAS image backups. See Configuring Tivoli Storage Manager policy for NDMP operations.
3. Register a NAS file server node with the Tivoli Storage Manager server. See Registering NAS nodes with the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
4. Define a data mover for the NAS file server. See Defining a data mover for a NAS file server.
5. Define a path from either the Tivoli Storage Manager server or the NAS file server to the library. See Defining paths to libraries for NDMP operations.
6. Define the tape drives to Tivoli Storage Manager, and define the paths to those drives from the NAS file server and optionally from the Tivoli Storage Manager server. See Defining paths for NDMP operations.
7. Check tapes into the library and label them.

   Tape volumes must be labeled before the server can use them. You can use the LABEL LIBVOLUME command, or you can use the AUTOLABEL parameter with the DEFINE LIBRARY and UPDATE LIBRARY commands.

   All media require labels. Labeling media with an automated library requires you to check media into the library. To label volumes with the LABEL LIBVOLUME command, specify the CHECKIN parameter. To automatically label tape volumes in SCSI-type libraries, use the AUTOLABEL parameter on the DEFINE LIBRARY and UPDATE LIBRARY commands.

   For instructions, see LABEL LIBVOLUME, DEFINE LIBRARY, and UPDATE LIBRARY.

8. Optional: Set up scheduled backups for NAS file servers. See Scheduling NDMP operations.
9. Optional: Define a virtual file space name. See Defining virtual file spaces.
10. Optional: Configure for tape-to-tape copy to back up data. See Backing up data with the tape-to-tape function.
11. Optional: Configure for tape-to-tape copy to move data to a different tape technology. See Moving data with the tape-to-tape copy function.