Network Data Management Protocol BOF (ndmp) Tuesday, December 11 at 1545-1645 and 1700-1800 ================================================ CHAIRS: Greg Linn Brian Pawlowski , AGENDA: - welcome & introductions - agenda bashing - NDMP history and background - working group charter - NDMP v5 requirements - milestones and deliverables - working group staff positions - summary ABSTRACT: The Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) defines a network-based mechanism and protocol for controlling backup, recovery, and other transfers of data between primary and secondary storage. The NDMP architecture separates the network attached Data Management Application (DMA), Data Servers and Tape Servers participating in archival or recovery operations. NDMP also provides low-level control of tape devices and SCSI media changers. The XDR and TCP/IP protocols are foundations for NDMP. The key goals of NDMP include interoperability, contemporary functionality, extensibility, internationalization, security, and insuring data integrity. DESCRIPTION: The NDMP Working Group will enhance the protocol to provide generic support for widely desired new features and excise the biases that limit the protocol's interoperability. The NDMP Working Group provides the forum for the discussion and advancement of the NDMP standard. The objective of this NDMP Working Group is to advance the state of NDMP standards by producing a version 5 specification and other NDMP version 5 standardization and protocol efforts, including a standard version 5 extensions document. NDMP version 5 will be submitted as an Internet Standards Track RFC. The first phase of working group activity is to produce a new requirements document for NDMP version 5. Such a requirements document will describe the limitations and deficiencies of current NDMP versions, propose high- level solutions for improvements, and rate the importance of different solutions. Following the publication of this document, work will begin on producing version 5 of the NDMP specification. It is anticipated that NDMP version 5 will emphasize the following features: Restartability and Checkpoints Improved Authentication Firewall Compatibility Internationalization Generalization for Non-UNIX Environments Data Management of Data Sets Beyond File Systems Snapshot Management Multi-source or Multi-destination Sessions Standardization of Environment Variables Further information on these objectives can be found in the document, "Requirements for Network Data Management Protocol Version 5." DELIVERABLES: NDMP Version 5 Requirements Document NDMP Core Protocol Version 5 Document NDMP Standard Extensions Document NDMP Version 5 Implementation Guidelines Document