NDMPD(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures NDMPD(8)
NAME
ndmpd - Network Data Management Protocol daemon
SYNOPSIS
/usr/lib/ndmp/ndmpd [
-df]
DESCRIPTION
The
ndmpd daemon handles client Network Data Management Protocol
(NDMP) requests. NDMP is an open, enterprise-wide, network-based data
management protocol used for backup and recovery. The
ndmpd daemon
enables users to manage data backup and recovery using Data
Management Application (DMA) clients. The NDMP protocol is used to
coordinate data movement and control between a DMA and an NDMP server
or between two NDMP servers.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-d Enables debugging mode. Overrides ndmpd/debug-mode
smf(7) property.
-f Tells NDMP server not to detach from terminal and to run in
foreground. Log messages will be printed to standard error output
in addition to ndmp log file.
EXIT STATUS
0 Successful completion.
95 An error occurred that prevented the
ndmpd daemon from
initializing, such as failure to fork a process, mutex
initialization.
96 Configuration problem or invalid command line options.
FILES
/usr/lib/ndmp/ndmpd Network data management protocol server binary.
/var/log/ndmp/ndmplog.0 Network data management protocol log messages file.
/var/ndmp/dumpdates A text file that stores information about the date and the level
of dump backups.
ATTRIBUTES
See
attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Committed |
+--------------------+-----------------+
SEE ALSO
svcs(1),
attributes(7),
smf(7),
ndmpadm(8),
svcadm(8),
svccfg(8),
syslogd(8)NOTES
The
ndmpd daemon is managed by the service management facility
(
smf(7)), under the service identifier:
svc:/system/ndmpd:default
Administrative actions on this service, such as enabling, disabling,
or requesting restart, can be performed using
svcadm(8). The
service's status can be queried using the
svcs(1) command.
February 24, 2014 NDMPD(8)
