Backup Exec 12.5 NDMP Agent New Features and Limitations

Details:

New Features

Allows for the following functions:

Typing of names for files and directories to exclude from NDMP backup jobs.
Share tape devices between a Backup Exec Media Server and a NAS device. Tape devices can be shared between single or multiple media servers and NAS devices. In addition, NDMP data and non-NDMP data can be included in the same backup job.
The backup method and backup type for EMC backup jobs can be selected. Also allows enable file history, enable tape silvering, and back up data with integrated checkpoints.
Back up a NAS device to the following locations:

- A backup-to-disk device on a Backup Exec Media Server.

- A tape device that is attached to a Backup Exec Media Server.

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Allows redirect of NDMP data from one NDMP server to another NDMP server.
VBB (EMC only) and dump backups are supported. Must have DAR/DDAR (Direct Access Restore / Directory DAR) enabled at time of restore in order to restore individual directories.

Limitations

Only complete file systems (volumes) can be backed up; neither individual directories nor files can be selected for backup.

Restore operations will always overwrite data on DART (EMC Celerra) file systems.

A restore of an empty backup set, e.g. an incremental backup with no changes to the file system, will fail.

Canceled or Failed NDMP backups will not be restorable and will not be correctly marked as corrupt in the Backup Exec Catalogs.

The "Resource Order" and "Resource Credentials" section of a Backup Exec job will display un-mounted file system information, which results in backup jobs ending with resource errors. A new job is required to be created and submitted without the un-mounted file systems.

Cannot back up NDMP data to a simulated tape library or to a tape device that is attached to a Backup Exec Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers.

Cannot exclude files and directories from restore jobs on NDMP servers Excluded directories and files are restored.

The following limitations apply to redirected restores for NDMP:

Cannot redirect NDMP data to a computer that runs the Windows or Linux operating systems.

Redirected Restore is possible but only to another NDMP server of the same make and model (or the same server and different directory) but not to a Windows Machine.

Cannot redirect non-NDMP data, such as NTFS or SQL data, to an NDMP server.

Related Documents:

http://support.veritas.com/docs/310511

http://support.veritas.com/docs/310513

http://support.veritas.com/docs/310514

http://support.veritas.com/docs/311697

http://support.veritas.com/docs/310509

Products Applied:
Backup Exec for Windows Servers 12.5
Backup Exec for Windows Servers NDMP Option 12.5

Last Updated: September 23 2009 06:59 PM GMT
Expires on: 09-23-2010

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Backup Exec for Windows Servers
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Backup Exec for Windows Servers NDMP Option
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