Veritas NetBackup™ for Lotus Notes Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (9.0.0.1, 9.0)
  1. Introduction to NetBackup for Lotus Notes;
    1.  
      About the features for NetBackup for Lotus Notes
    2.  
      About supported Lotus Notes database configurations
    3.  
      About the Lotus Notes database files that can be backed up
  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 Notes fast restores
      1.  
        About the transaction log cache path
      2.  
        About the maximum number of logs to restore
    3. Configuring host properties for a Lotus Notes client
      1.  
        Lotus Notes properties
    4. About configuring a backup policy for a Lotus Notes database
      1.  
        Adding a 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 Domino backup selections list
        2.  
          Adding Notes databases to the backup selections list
      6.  
        About directives for Domino policies
      7.  
        About excluding Lotus Notes databases from backups
      8.  
        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. Performing a user-directed backup of a Lotus database
      1.  
        General Options tab
      2.  
        Lotus Notes Options tab
    2. 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
    3.  
      Redirecting a Lotus Notes restore to a different client
    4.  
      About restoring individual Lotus Notes documents or mail messages
    5.  
      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.  
        Enabling the debug logs for a NetBackup for Lotus Notes client automatically (Windows)
      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
    3.  
      About Notes restore operations
  9.  
    Index

Performing a user-directed backup of a Lotus database

A user backup is initiated by the user on the client computer and is not automatically scheduled. Transaction log extents are not marked as ready to re-use after a backup, making the backup similar to a snapshot. User backups do not affect the scheduled full and incremental backups.

Note:

Because a user-directed backup does not mark transaction logs as ready to reuse, it should not replace regularly scheduled full backups or incremental backups.

To perform a user-directed backup of a Lotus database

  1. Open the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface.
  2. (Windows) Select File > Select Files and Folders to Back Up.
  3. (UNIX or Linux) Click the Backup Files tab.

  4. Specify what you want to back up, as follows:

    • Expand the Lotus Notes object and select the databases or mailboxes you want to back up.

    • To back up all transaction log extents, select the Transaction Logs object .

  5. Select Actions > Backup.
  6. To back up a Domino partition server or one of multiple Domino installations, specify the notes.ini file that is associated with the partition server or the installation.

    The partition you specify affects how a database is backed up (if logged). It also affects which set of transaction logs are backed up.

    On the Windows interface, this option is available on Lotus Notes tab.

  7. Click Start Backup.