NetApp Cluster-Mode and NDMP

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I am in the process of configuring NDMP backups against a NetApp cluster using the node-scope-mode enabled option set to on. When I add the NDMP host in the NetBackup console, I can only add it by IP address. If I try and add the hostname, it reverts to the IP address when I save it. Is there any way around this? The hostname is in DNS and I've tried using host file entries on the master and media servers as well. If I use the IP address, the backup runs successfully, but I don't want to be stuck with an IP address for a host when it comes to restores. 

[sdo · Accepted solution]

The NetBackup HCL for NDMP:

https://symwisedownload.symantec.com/resources/sites/SYMWISE/content/live/SOLUTIONS/76000/TECH76495/en_US/nbu_76_hcl.html?__gda__=1432415627_de91e78d4bb124d8c138abe0245feeb3#ndmp_devices-ndmp_devices_-_vendor_compatibility-netapp

...says:

"The NetApp Cluster Aware Backup (CAB) NDMP extension introduced in Data ONTAP 8.2 is not supported."

...is this the feature you refer to as "NetApp cluster using the node-scope-mode enabled option set to on" ?