Data Backup Software and Service

NDMP started as an effort primarily by Network Appliance and Intelliguard (now part of LEGATO) to provide some enhanced functionality in backup/restore applications, such as the following:

• A means to reduce and at least isolate operating system–dependent portions of backup/restore software by dividing up the functional¬ity in a modular way

• A standardized means of communication between modules

• A means to separate the movement of data and commands onto separate channels or even networks

• Multivendor software integration

NDMP is now positioned as an open-standard protocol aimed at standardizing backup and restore operations in NAS environments. In the future, NDMP may evolve - for example, to also involve mapping of third-party copy to NDMP.