Unitrends provides protection for data stored on NAS devices using the following protocols:
| • | Common Internet File System (CIFS) |
| • | Network File System (NFS) |
| • | Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) |
Protection of NDMP NAS devices and protection for CIFS/NFS NAS devices are completely independent because of differences in the protocols. To protect CIFS/NFS devices, you add the device to the Unitrends appliance as NAS storage and then protect it using file-level backups. To protect an NDMP device, you add the NDMP device to the Unitrends appliance as you would any client, but protect each volume separately. Because of these differences, this chapter is comprised of two distinct sections.
To determine which approach best suits your needs, see Determining how to protect a NAS. Then see the appropriate section for additional information and instructions:
| • | NAS protection using NDMP |
| • | NAS protection using CIFS/NFS |