Administrator Guide

Viewing NDMP Jobs and Events
All NDMP jobs and events can be viewed using Storage Manager.
View Active NDMP Jobs
View all NDMP backup and restore operations being processed by the FluidFS cluster.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, click Cluster Connectivity.
4. Select Backup.
The NDMP Sessions area displays the NDMP jobs.
Managing Replication
Replication copies NAS volume data from the local (source) FluidFS cluster to a different NAS volume on the local FluidFS cluster or to a
remote (target) FluidFS cluster.
The following figure shows an overview of remote replication between NAS volumes on different FluidFS clusters.
Figure 43. Remote Replication
The following figure shows an overview of local replication between NAS volumes on a single FluidFS cluster or to a different NAS volume
on the local FluidFS cluster.
Figure 44. Local Replication
Replication can be used in various scenarios to achieve different levels of data protection.
Replication Scenarios
Description
Fast backup and restore Maintains full copies of data for protection against data loss, corruption, or user mistakes
Remote data access Applications can access mirrored data in read-only mode, or in read-write mode if NAS
volumes are promoted or cloned
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