Installation and User's Guide

Related concepts“NDMP support requirements (Extended Edition only)” on page 8Related reference“Diffsnapshot” on page 340“Incremental” on page 568“Snapdiff” on page 464“Snapshotroot” on page 475Backing up NAS file systems with the Web client GUI usingNDMP protocolFor both the Web client GUI and the client command line interface, you mustspecify passwordaccess=generate (which is a current Web client restriction for theclient node) and the authentication=on must be specified at the server.You are always prompted for a user ID and password. To display NAS nodes andperform NAS functions, you must enter an authorized administrative user ID andpassword. The authorized administrative user ID should have at least client ownerauthority over both the NAS node and the client workstation node they are usingeither from command line or from the web.You can use the toc option with the include.fs.nas option in the client options fileto specify whether Tivoli Storage Manager saves Table of Contents (TOC)information for each file system backup. If you save TOC information, you can useTivoli Storage Manager for Windows Web client to examine the entire file systemtree and select files and directories to restore. Creation of a TOC requires that youdefine the TOCDESTINATION attribute in the backup copy group for themanagement class to which this backup image is bound. Note that TOC creationrequires additional processing, network resources, storage pool space, and possiblya mount point during the backup operation.To back up NAS file systems using the Web client GUI:1. Click Backup from the main window. The Backup window is displayed.2. Expand the directory tree if necessary.Note:a. The root node called Nodes is not selectable. This node only appears if aNAS plug-in is present on the client workstation.b. NAS nodes display on the same level as the client workstation node. Onlynodes for which the administrator has authority appear.c. You can expand NAS nodes to reveal file spaces, but no further expansion isavailable (no file names).3. Click the selection boxes next to the nodes or file systems you want to back up.4. Click the type of backup you want to perform in the backup type pull-downmenu. The NAS backup type list is active only when you first select NASbackup objects. Full backup backs up the entire file system. Differential backsup the changes since the most recent full backup.5. Click Backup. The NAS Backup Task List window displays the backupprocessing status and progress bar. The number next to the progress barindicates the number of bytes backed up so far. After the backup completes, theNAS Backup Report window displays processing details, including the actualsize of the backup including the total bytes backed up.Chapter 4. Backing up your data 137