topic NDMP Backup in Data Protection https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/NDMP-Backup/m-p/25267#M9423 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi ,</P><P></P><P>Iam having FAS 2040 dual controller all the FC ports 0a,0b are in target mode and connected to two cisco FC switch</P><P> i have to take NDMP backup</P><P>Do a port must be as an initiator for NDMP backup . if i change the port to initiator switch failover doesnot work</P><P>i want to know that for NDMP initiator port is must?</P><P></P><P>Regards</P><P>Karthik</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:11:29 GMT kpkarthik 2025-06-05T07:11:29Z NDMP Backup https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/NDMP-Backup/m-p/25267#M9423 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi ,</P><P></P><P>Iam having FAS 2040 dual controller all the FC ports 0a,0b are in target mode and connected to two cisco FC switch</P><P> i have to take NDMP backup</P><P>Do a port must be as an initiator for NDMP backup . if i change the port to initiator switch failover doesnot work</P><P>i want to know that for NDMP initiator port is must?</P><P></P><P>Regards</P><P>Karthik</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:11:29 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/NDMP-Backup/m-p/25267#M9423 kpkarthik 2025-06-05T07:11:29Z Re: NDMP Backup https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/NDMP-Backup/m-p/25272#M9424 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you want the FAS2040 to attach to tape, one of the ports must be an initiator.&nbsp; There is also the option to NDMP over the network to a media server if you cannot change from target to initiator.&nbsp; FAS2040 --&gt; Media Server --&gt; Tape...which wouldn't use an FC initiator on the 2040... often performance is not much different depending on tape drives, available disk iops, etc...but it is best over a separate network or vlan.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:51:10 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/NDMP-Backup/m-p/25272#M9424 scottgelb 2010-07-26T16:51:10Z