NDMPADM(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures NDMPADM(8)
ndmpadm - administer Network Data Management Protocol activities
/usr/sbin/ndmpadm [-? ] subcommand [options] [direct-object]
The ndmpadm command can be used to query the ndmpd(8) daemon to get
the status of active sessions, terminate a session, query backup
devices, and set or get the current NDMP (Network Data Management
Protocol) service variables and properties. ndmpadm is implemented as
a set of subcommands, many with their own direct object, which are
described in the section for a given subcommand. Certain subcommands
support options, which are described along with the subcommand.
The ndmpadm command supports the following subcommands:
disable
Disable the specified authentication password handling.
enable
Enable the specified authentication password handling.
get
Get the value of an NDMP configuration property.
kill-sessions
Terminate an active session.
set
Set the value of an NDMP configuration property.
show-devices
Get a list of tape devices connected to the server.
show-sessions
Display the details of active NDMP sessions.
The following option is supported:
-?
Display a list of all subcommands and options.
The ndmpadm command supports the subcommands described below.
disable Subcommand
The syntax for the disable subcommand is:
# ndmpadm disable -a auth-type
This subcommand disables the authentication type specified by auth-
type for an NDMP client's remote access. Valid values for auth-type
are cram-md5 or cleartext.
enable Subcommand
The syntax for the enable subcommand is:
# ndmpadm enable -a auth-type -u username
This subcommand prompts for the user's password twice for
confirmation and activates the specified authentication type with the
given username and password for NDMP client access. Valid values for
auth-type are cram-md5 or cleartext.
get Subcommand
The syntax for the get subcommand is:
# ndmpadm get [-p] [property] [[-p] property=value]...
The property names are the same as used for the set subcommand and
are described below. If you do not specify a property, the get
subcommand returns all configuration properties.
kill-sessions Subcommand
The kill-sessions subcommand allows you to terminate the session
number ID.
The syntax for the kill-sessions subcommand is:
# ndmpadm kill-sessions ID
set Subcommand
The syntax for the set subcommand is:
# ndmpadm set [-p] property=value [[-p] property=value]...
The properties you can set with the set subcommand are described in
the ndmp(5) man page.
show-devices Subcommand
The syntax for the show-devices subcommand is:
# ndmpadm show-devices
This subcommand lists the name, vendor, serial number, and other
information about the current tape drive and libraries connected to
the system.
show-sessions Subcommand
The show-sessions subcommand displays details of a session. The
syntax for the show-sessions subcommand is:
# ndmpadm show-sessions [-i tape,scsi,data,mover] [ID]
The show-sessions subcommand supports the following arguments:
-i tape,scsi,data,mover
Identify a type of interface about which to obtain data. If no
interface is specified, show-sessions displays information for
all types of interfaces.
ID
Identifies a particular session about which to display data. If
no ID is specified, show-sessions displays data for all sessions.
The following command obtains status on all connections.
# ndmpadm show-devices
The following command obtains status on tape and SCSI interfaces.
# ndmpadm show-sessions -i scsi,tape
The following command limits the use of the NDMP protocol to version
3.
# ndmpadm set -p version=3
The following command enables debugging. It also sets the NDMP
protocol to version 3.
# ndmpadm set -p debug-mode=yes -p version=3
The following command obtains the version number of the currently
running NDMP.
# ndmpadm get -p version
The command shown below disconnects session 5. The session number was
previously obtained from an ndmpadm show-sessions command.
# ndmpadm kill-session 5
The following command obtains the values for all NDMP properties.
# ndmpadm get
The following command enables CRAM-MD5 authentication.
# ndmpadm enable -a cram-md5 -u admin
Enter new password:*****
Re-enter password:*****
The following command disables clear text password authentication.
# ndmpadm disable -a cleartext
0
Successful completion.
1
An error occurred, such as the ndmpd daemon is not running, that
prevented ndmpadm from contacting the daemon.
2
Invalid command-line options were specified.
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Committed |
+--------------------+-----------------+
dump(1), tar(1), ndmp(5), attributes(7), smf(7), ndmpd(8),
ndmpstat(8), svccfg(8), syslogd(8)
The ndmpd(8) daemon is managed by the service management facility
(smf(7)), under the service identifier:
svc:/system/ndmpd
Administrative actions on this service, such as setting and getting a
property can be alternatively performed using svccfg(8). For example
to enable Direct Access Recovery (DAR) mode:
# svccfg -s svc:/system/ndmpd
svc:/system/ndmpd> setprop ndmpd/dar-support = yes
...and to get the list of properties:
# svccfg -s svc:/system/ndmpd
svc:/system/ndmpd> listprop
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NAME
ndmpadm - administer Network Data Management Protocol activities
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/ndmpadm [-? ] subcommand [options] [direct-object]
DESCRIPTION
The ndmpadm command can be used to query the ndmpd(8) daemon to get
the status of active sessions, terminate a session, query backup
devices, and set or get the current NDMP (Network Data Management
Protocol) service variables and properties. ndmpadm is implemented as
a set of subcommands, many with their own direct object, which are
described in the section for a given subcommand. Certain subcommands
support options, which are described along with the subcommand.
The ndmpadm command supports the following subcommands:
disable
Disable the specified authentication password handling.
enable
Enable the specified authentication password handling.
get
Get the value of an NDMP configuration property.
kill-sessions
Terminate an active session.
set
Set the value of an NDMP configuration property.
show-devices
Get a list of tape devices connected to the server.
show-sessions
Display the details of active NDMP sessions.
OPTIONS
The following option is supported:
-?
Display a list of all subcommands and options.
SUBCOMMANDS
The ndmpadm command supports the subcommands described below.
disable Subcommand
The syntax for the disable subcommand is:
# ndmpadm disable -a auth-type
This subcommand disables the authentication type specified by auth-
type for an NDMP client's remote access. Valid values for auth-type
are cram-md5 or cleartext.
enable Subcommand
The syntax for the enable subcommand is:
# ndmpadm enable -a auth-type -u username
This subcommand prompts for the user's password twice for
confirmation and activates the specified authentication type with the
given username and password for NDMP client access. Valid values for
auth-type are cram-md5 or cleartext.
get Subcommand
The syntax for the get subcommand is:
# ndmpadm get [-p] [property] [[-p] property=value]...
The property names are the same as used for the set subcommand and
are described below. If you do not specify a property, the get
subcommand returns all configuration properties.
kill-sessions Subcommand
The kill-sessions subcommand allows you to terminate the session
number ID.
The syntax for the kill-sessions subcommand is:
# ndmpadm kill-sessions ID
set Subcommand
The syntax for the set subcommand is:
# ndmpadm set [-p] property=value [[-p] property=value]...
The properties you can set with the set subcommand are described in
the ndmp(5) man page.
show-devices Subcommand
The syntax for the show-devices subcommand is:
# ndmpadm show-devices
This subcommand lists the name, vendor, serial number, and other
information about the current tape drive and libraries connected to
the system.
show-sessions Subcommand
The show-sessions subcommand displays details of a session. The
syntax for the show-sessions subcommand is:
# ndmpadm show-sessions [-i tape,scsi,data,mover] [ID]
The show-sessions subcommand supports the following arguments:
-i tape,scsi,data,mover
Identify a type of interface about which to obtain data. If no
interface is specified, show-sessions displays information for
all types of interfaces.
ID
Identifies a particular session about which to display data. If
no ID is specified, show-sessions displays data for all sessions.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Obtaining the Status of All NDMP Connections
The following command obtains status on all connections.
# ndmpadm show-devices
Example 2: Obtaining the Status of Certain Types of Connections
The following command obtains status on tape and SCSI interfaces.
# ndmpadm show-sessions -i scsi,tape
Example 3: Limiting Protocol Version
The following command limits the use of the NDMP protocol to version
3.
# ndmpadm set -p version=3
Example 4: Turning on Debugging
The following command enables debugging. It also sets the NDMP
protocol to version 3.
# ndmpadm set -p debug-mode=yes -p version=3
Example 5: Obtaining Current Version Number
The following command obtains the version number of the currently
running NDMP.
# ndmpadm get -p version
Example 6: Disconnecting a Specific Session
The command shown below disconnects session 5. The session number was
previously obtained from an ndmpadm show-sessions command.
# ndmpadm kill-session 5
Example 7: Obtaining the Values for All NDMP Properties
The following command obtains the values for all NDMP properties.
# ndmpadm get
Example 8: Enabling CRAM-MD5 Authentication
The following command enables CRAM-MD5 authentication.
# ndmpadm enable -a cram-md5 -u admin
Enter new password:*****
Re-enter password:*****
Example 9: Disabling Clear Text Password Authentication
The following command disables clear text password authentication.
# ndmpadm disable -a cleartext
EXIT STATUS
0
Successful completion.
1
An error occurred, such as the ndmpd daemon is not running, that
prevented ndmpadm from contacting the daemon.
2
Invalid command-line options were specified.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Committed |
+--------------------+-----------------+
SEE ALSO
dump(1), tar(1), ndmp(5), attributes(7), smf(7), ndmpd(8),
ndmpstat(8), svccfg(8), syslogd(8)
NOTES
The ndmpd(8) daemon is managed by the service management facility
(smf(7)), under the service identifier:
svc:/system/ndmpd
Administrative actions on this service, such as setting and getting a
property can be alternatively performed using svccfg(8). For example
to enable Direct Access Recovery (DAR) mode:
# svccfg -s svc:/system/ndmpd
svc:/system/ndmpd> setprop ndmpd/dar-support = yes
...and to get the list of properties:
# svccfg -s svc:/system/ndmpd
svc:/system/ndmpd> listprop
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