Introducing Arcserve Backup Agents and Options › Using Options › NDMP NAS Option › Using the Option › How You Manage Backup Operations › Backup Prerequisites

Backup Prerequisites

Before you start a backup job, verify the following:

• You are using the correct user name and password for security logins on the NAS server.
• You see the NAS devices in the Device Manager window.
• You can browse the NAS sever in the respective source and destination trees of the Backup Manager and Restore Manager.
• If you are backing up a snapshot or checkpoint, the server is configured to create these files.
• The tape drives that you are using are certified by the NAS vendor.
• The tape library unit and the NAS server that you are using are certified by Arcserve.