Before a Data Management Application (DMA) is able to perform a NDMP backup or restore, the DMA must authenticate with a set of credentials. The allowed credentials and methods for creating credential...Before a Data Management Application (DMA) is able to perform a NDMP backup or restore, the DMA must authenticate with a set of credentials. The allowed credentials and methods for creating credentials will vary depending on the ONTAP version and whether ONTAP is 7-mode or Cluster-mode. SVM Scope (the default for NDMP in clustered data ONTAP, for applications that support NDMP Cluster Aware Backup (CAB)) Node Scope (a NDMP mode to provide support for applications that do not support NDMP CAB)