Dell EMC Unity : How to enable and configure NDMP [User Correctable]
Summary: How to configure NDMP on Array
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Instructions
From Unisphere GUI:
- First, You Select the NAS Server you want to configure NDMP on and then click the edit icon to modify
- From Protection & events tab, you can enable NDMP check box with your defined username and password
From CLI:
1) Find out the NAS Server resource id by : uemcli -d <array_ip> -u admin -p <admin_pwd> /net/nas/server show
2) Enable and Set NDMP password by : uemcli -d <array_ip> -u admin -p <admin_pwd> /net/nas/ndmp -server <nas_x> set enabled yes passwd ndmp_pwd
Above enables NDMP on unity with username "ndmp".
From Backup clients, you can use NAS Server IP address, "ndmp" as the login user and the password that is configured for NDMP Backups.
Affected Products
Dell EMC Unity FamilyProducts
Dell EMC Unity Family, VNXe1 Series, VNXe2 SeriesArticle Properties
Article Number: 000022637
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 16 Oct 2025
Version: 3
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