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NetVault Plug-in for Domino 4.4 - User Guide

Configuring default settings

The plug-in lets you set default options for backup and restore jobs. You can override these options on a per-job basis.

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In the Navigation Pane, click Create Backup Job, and click Create New next to the Selections list.
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In the selection tree, open the applicable client node, and select Plug‑in for Domino.
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From the Actions list, select Configure.
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Configure the following parameters:
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NOTE: If you are running a Windows OS, the appropriate information is displayed in the Configure dialog box by default — except the Lotus Domino User Domain name, which you must enter, if necessary. Quest strongly recommends that you review the default values for these parameters to ensure their accuracy.
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Lotus Domino Installation Directory: Enter the full path to the Domino installation directory. On Windows, this path is displayed by default.
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Lotus Domino Data Directory: Enter the full path to the directory where the Domino Databases are stored. On Windows, this path is displayed by default.
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Lotus Domino Username: The Plug‑in for Domino requires a host login account — OS user account — to access the data on the Domino Server for backups. Depending on the OS in use, the following preconfigured user account is displayed in this field:
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Windows: On Windows, “Administrator” is displayed by default.
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Linux and UNIX: On Linux and UNIX, “notes” is displayed by default if the default user name was not changed during Domino installation and Domino Server is running from this account. Otherwise, the Plug‑in for Domino does not preconfigure a default user. If the box is blank, configure a valid user account for the plug-in’s use.
When configuring a user account, ensure that the specified user has sufficient privileges to access the Domino Server program and the database.
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Lotus Domino User Domain (Windows)/User Group (Linux/UNIX): Depending on the OS, provide the User Domain or User Group:
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Windows: If the NetVault Backup Server and the Domino Server belong to different Windows Domains, enter the Windows Domain for the Domino Server. This parameter is optional.
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Linux or UNIX: Enter the user group to which the configured user belongs. If the Domino Server is running from this account, the preconfigured user group is notes.
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Tmp Directory for Recovery: Enter the path to a temporary directory on the Plug‑in for Domino host. The plug-in uses this directory to store data temporarily when relocating a database as part of the restore operation. When the entire database is restored, the data is moved to the data directory on the target server and the temporary directory is emptied.
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Location of file notes.ini: Enter the full path to the Domino Server configuration file, “notes.ini.”
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Name of *.ini file: Enter the filename of the initialization file. The default name of the initialization file on Windows, Linux, and UNIX is “notes.ini.”
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Location of file server.id: Enter the path to the Domino Server’s ID file, “server.id.
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Location of file cert.id: Enter the path to the Domino Domain Certifier ID file, “cert.id.
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Location of file mail.box: Enter the path to the Domino Outbox Mail Router file, “mail.box.
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Location of User’s Mail: Enter the path to the directory where the user email data is stored.
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Location of file log.nsf: Enter the path to the Domino Log Database, “log.nsf.
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Location of file names.nsf: Enter the path to the Domino Domain directory, “names.nsf.
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Logs Directory: Enter the path to the directory where the log files are stored.
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Logs ControlFile: Enter the name of the file acting as the logs control file.
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Lotus DAOS Directory: Available with Domino 8.5, Domino Attachment and Object Service (DAOS) consolidates storage of attachments in a separate DAOS repository. DASO also reduces disk space usage by allowing single-instance storage for attachments present in multiple mails.
For Domino Servers on which DAOS is enabled, enter the path to the DAOS repository on the server.
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IMPORTANT: In a standard database, you only have to back up the “.nsf” file because the attachments are stored inside this file. With DAOS enabled, the “.nsf” file only contains a reference to the attachment. In this environment, also back up the files in the DAOS repository.
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Ignore Circular Log Warnings in Full Backups: As described in Setting up Transactional logging on the Domino Server, Quest strongly recommends that you enable Archive logging. If you must use Circular logging and you do not want NetVault Backup to generate Circular logging warnings during Full Backups, select this option.
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Incomplete backup of ALL items selected: The plug-in lets you specify what action a backup job should take if it is unable to back up all the selected items. Consider the following example:
A backup job includes multiple Domino Databases and User Mailboxes. When you run a job instance, the backup of user mailboxes is unsuccessful, while the server databases are backed up successfully. In this situation, you can specify what action the backup job should take.
To configure a default action for the Plug‑in for Domino, select one of the following from the list:
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Complete with Warnings — Saveset Retained: The job returns a status of “Backup Completed with warnings” and a backup saveset is created that includes the items that were successfully backed up.
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Complete without Warnings — Saveset Retained: The job completes and returns a status of “Backup Completed.” The errors are logged in the NetVault Backup binary logs and ignored on the Job Status page. A backup saveset is created that includes the items that were backed up.
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Fail — Saveset Retained: The job returns a status of “Backup Failed.” However, a backup saveset is generated that includes the items that were successfully backed up.
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Fail — No Saveset Retained: The job returns a status of “Backup Failed” and no saveset of backed-up objects is kept. That is, even if some of the objects were successfully backed up, the saveset is discarded.
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NOTE: To override the default action on a per-job basis, see Setting backup options.
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To save the settings, click OK.

Backing up data

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Available backup types
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Performing Full Backups
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Performing Incremental Backups

Available backup types

The Plug‑in for Domino offers the following backup types:

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Full Backup: This type backs up the full contents of the selected items. Full Backups usually take longer to complete and consume more backup media. A Full Backup serves as the base for future Incremental Backups. A Full Backup of the DAOS repository includes all the existing attachments in the repository.
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Incremental Backup: This type backs up the new and changed data written to the Transaction Logs. To use this method, Transactional Logging must be enabled on the Domino Server. For more information, see Setting up Transactional logging on the Domino Server. For a nonlogged database, the Incremental Backup backs up the full contents of the database. When a backup job includes both logged and nonlogged databases, the saveset contains the Transaction Logs for the logged databases and the full contents of the nonlogged database.
Incremental backups usually consume less storage space and are quicker to perform. The Incremental Backup method can only be selected for the server database, user-mailbox items, and the DAOS repository. An Incremental Backup of the DAOS repository only backs up DAOS files that have been newly added since the last Full or Incremental Backup.
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IMPORTANT: Any additional items that you select for backup are ignored; if none of the three valid types — server database, user-mailbox items, and the DAOS repository — are selected, the plug-in logs a warning and does not complete the backup process.

Performing Full Backups

The Full Backup procedure includes the steps outlined in the following topics:

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Selecting data for a backup
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Setting backup options
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Finalizing and submitting the job
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NOTE: Quest recommends that you run a cold (offline) backup after the initial installation of the plug-in. A cold backup consists of a backup of all the server databases and user-mailbox databases when the Domino Server is offline and inaccessible for new transactions and updates. A cold backup is a safe way to back up the Domino Server and provide a backup image of the data at the time of backup. However, a cold backup involves production downtime because the backup is performed while the Domino Server is offline and the users cannot access the IBM Notes Documents. If the maintenance window is sufficient, you can perform a cold backup during planned system maintenance downtime. You can use the procedure described in this topic for both online and offline backups.
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