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NDMP
NDMP, or Network Data Management Protocol, is a protocol invented by the NetApp and PDC, acquired by Legato and now EMC companies, meant to transport data between network attached storage ( NAS) devices and backup devices. This removes the need for transporting the data through the backup server itself, thus enhancing speed and removing load from the backup server.
Most contemporary multi-platform backup software support this protocol, including:
- Bacula
- Bareos
- Amanda
- CA ARCserve
- EMC NetWorker
- EMC Avamar
- Veritas NetBackup
- Backup Exec (since v11d)
- CommVault Simpana
- Virtos S.O.S Backup,
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
- Hitachi Data Systems (HDS)
- Dell Software NetVault Backup
- Catalogic DPX
- Zmanda
- HP Data Protector
Unitrends and others support this protocol.
Currently, the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) oversees the development of the protocol.