On Tuesday 06 March 2007 17:40, Alan Davis wrote: > Item n: Implement NDMP protocol support > Origin: Alan Davis > Date: 06 March 2007 > Status: Submitted > > What: Network Data Management Protocol is implemented by a number of > NAS filer vendors to enable > backups using third-party software. > > Why: This would allow NAS filer backups in Bacula without incurring > the overhead of NFS or SBM/CIFS. > > Notes: Further information is available: > http://www.ndmp.org > http://www.ndmp.org/wp/wp.shtml > http://www.traakan.com/ndmjob/index.html > > There are currently no viable open-source NDMP > implementations. There is a reference SDK and > example app available from ndmp.org but it > has problems compiling on recent Linux and Solaris OS'. The ndmjob > reference implementation from Traakan is known to compile on Solaris 10.
NDMP appears to be a closed source solution -- see recent discussions on this list. I am not at all in favor of this until NDMP becomes an Open Standard or until there are Open Source libraries that interface to it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
