Veritas NetBackup™ for Lotus Notes Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.3.0.1, 8.3, 8.2, 8.1.2, 8.1.1, 8.1)
  1. Introduction to NetBackup for Lotus Notes
    1.  
      About NetBackup for Lotus Notes
    2.  
      About the features for NetBackup for Lotus Notes
    3.  
      About supported Lotus Notes database configurations
    4. About the Lotus Notes database files that can be backed up
      1.  
        About database files supported by NetBackup for Lotus Notes
      2.  
        About Lotus database transaction logs
    5.  
      About Lotus database transaction logging styles
    6.  
      About recycling Lotus database transaction log extents
    7.  
      About Lotus Notes backup operations
    8.  
      About Lotus Notes restore operations
  2. Installing NetBackup for Lotus Notes
    1.  
      Planning the installation of NetBackup for Lotus Notes
    2.  
      Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility
    3.  
      NetBackup server and client requirements
    4.  
      Lotus Notes server software requirements
    5.  
      About the license for NetBackup for Lotus Notes
    6.  
      Specifying the Lotus Notes home path (UNIX)
    7.  
      (UNIX or Linux) About adding new Lotus Notes installations
  3. Configuring NetBackup for Lotus Notes
    1.  
      About configuring NetBackup for Lotus Notes
    2. Configuring Lotus fast restores
      1.  
        About Lotus fast restore configuration recommendations
      2.  
        About the transaction log cache path
      3.  
        About the maximum number of logs to restore
    3. Defining properties for a Lotus Notes client
      1.  
        Defining properties for a Lotus Notes client from the NetBackup Administration Console
      2.  
        Defining the properties for a Lotus Notes client from the Windows registry
      3.  
        Defining properties for a Lotus Notes client in the bp.conf file
      4.  
        Lotus Notes properties
    4. About configuring a backup policy for a Lotus Notes database
      1.  
        Adding a new NetBackup for Lotus Notes policy
      2.  
        About policy attributes
      3. Adding schedules to a NetBackup for Lotus Notes policy
        1.  
          About schedule properties
        2.  
          NetBackup for Lotus Notes backup types
      4.  
        Adding clients to a policy
      5. Adding backup selections to a Lotus Notes policy
        1.  
          Adding directives to the Lotus Notes backup selections list
        2.  
          Adding Lotus databases to the backup selections list
      6.  
        About directives in the backup selections list for Lotus Notes policies
      7.  
        About backups of Windows network shared folders and UNIX NFS directories
      8.  
        About excluding Lotus Notes databases from backups
      9.  
        About backups of Lotus database links and directory links
    5.  
      Configuring a backup policy for Lotus Notes database supporting files
    6.  
      Performing a manual backup
  4. Performing backups and restore of Lotus Notes databases
    1.  
      About performing backups and restores of Lotus Notes databases
    2. About performing user-directed backups of a Lotus Notes database
      1.  
        General Options tab
      2.  
        Lotus Notes Options tab
      3.  
        Performing a user-directed backup of a Lotus database
    3. About performing a Lotus Notes database restore
      1.  
        General tab
      2.  
        Lotus Notes tab
      3.  
        Restoring a Lotus database
      4.  
        Restoring linked databases or directories and manually recreating the link file
      5.  
        Restoring linked databases or directories and the link file
    4.  
      Redirecting a Lotus Notes restore to a different client
    5.  
      About restoring individual Lotus Notes documents or mail messages
    6.  
      Recovering the Lotus Notes environment
  5. Domino clustering
    1.  
      About Domino clustering components
    2.  
      Backing up a Domino replicated or clustered environment
    3. About the restore and recovery in a Domino replicated or clustered environment
      1.  
        Example of clustered environment with four Domino servers
      2.  
        Example of clustered environment with three Domino servers
  6. Domino partitioned servers
    1.  
      About Domino partitioned servers
    2.  
      About performing backups in a Domino partitioned server environment
    3.  
      About restoring a Domino partitioned server environment
  7. Domino server multiple installations (UNIX or Linux)
    1.  
      About Domino server multiple installations
    2.  
      About configuring NetBackup for a multiple Domino server environment
    3.  
      About backups in a multiple Domino server environment
    4.  
      About restores a multiple Domino server environment
  8. Troubleshooting NetBackup for Lotus Notes
    1. About NetBackup for Lotus Notes debug logging
      1.  
      2.  
        Debug logs for NetBackup for Lotus Notes backup operations
      3.  
        Debug logs for NetBackup for Lotus Notes restore operations
      4.  
        Setting the debug level on a UNIX client
      5.  
        Setting the debug level on a NetBackup for Lotus Notes Windows client
    2. About NetBackup status reports
      1.  
        Viewing the progress report of a NetBackup for Lotus Notes operation

Restoring a Lotus database

You can restore linked databases or directories.

Note:

The restore jobs that use point-in-time are initiated from the master server can fail with a status 12. Specifically, the automatic restore of Lotus Notes transaction log extents during recovery of the Lotus Notes database can fail. This failure occurs if the install path of the NetBackup master server is different from the install path of the NetBackup client.

See the NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide for more information.

Warning:

Select only the source databases or directory for restore and not the database links or directory links. If you attempt to restore the links, the actual database is deleted. This situation can lead to data loss if the database has not been backed up.

See the following topics:

To restore a Lotus Notes database

  1. On the NetBackup client, open the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface.
  2. (UNIX or Linux) Log on as Domino server administrative user.
  3. (Windows) Select File > Select Files and Folders to Restore > from Normal Backup.
  4. (UNIX or Linux) Click the Restore Files tab.
  5. Select the server, client, and policy type.

    (Windows) Select File > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type.

    (UNIX or Linux) Select Actions > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type.

  6. Provide the following information:

    Server to use for backups and restores

    Select the server you want to perform the operation.

    Source client for restores

    Select the client on which the backup was performed

    Policy type for restores

    Select Lotus-Notes.

  7. Click OK.
  8. (UNIX or Linux) Select View > Show Most Recent Backup.
  9. (UNIX or Linux) Select View > Refresh.

    NetBackup browses for Lotus Notes database backup images.

  10. Select the database or mailbox you want to restore.

    Generally, you should not select transaction log extents for a restore. If a transaction log extent is required to recover a database, it is restored automatically as part of the database recovery. It is recycled automatically by the Domino server when the transaction log extent is no longer required.

    The Browse Directory box is not available when you browse for Lotus Notes backups on a NetBackup UNIX client.

  11. Select Actions > Restore.
  12. On the Lotus Notes tab, choose the recovery option.

    See General tab.

    See Lotus Notes tab.

  13. Select the database identification option from among the following:

    To restore a logged database to an alternate location on same server

    Select Assign new database instance ID.

    To restore to a point in time

    Select Assign new database instance ID.

    To disable replication on restore

    Select Assign new database instance ID and replica ID.

    (UNIX or Linux) To perform a restore of multiple instances or of partitioned server

    Specify the notes.ini and install path for the Domino server.

    If the database is in use

    Specify the Time to wait for database to go offline (seconds).

  14. To restore from a server partition, provide the absolute path for the notes.ini. This file is one associated with the particular server partition that you want to perform the restore.
  15. (UNIX or Linux) To restore one of multiple installations of Domino server, provide the absolute path for the notes.ini file.

    This file should be associated with the server installation. Also provide the directory of the Domino server installation.

  16. Click Restore or Start Restore.

More Information

About performing a Lotus Notes database restore

About performing backups and restores of Lotus Notes databases

Restoring linked databases or directories and manually recreating the link file