NetBackup™ for HCL Domino Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.5)
  1. Introduction to NetBackup for Domino
    1.  
      About the features for NetBackup for Domino
    2.  
      About supported Notes database configurations
    3.  
      About the Notes database files that can be backed up
  2. Installing NetBackup for Domino
    1.  
      Planning the installation of NetBackup for Domino
    2.  
      NetBackup server and client requirements
    3.  
      Notes server software requirements
    4.  
      License for NetBackup for Domino
    5.  
      Specifying the Notes home path (UNIX)
    6.  
      (UNIX or Linux) About adding new Notes installations
  3. Configuring NetBackup for Domino
    1.  
      About configuring NetBackup for Domino
    2. Configuring 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 Notes client
      1.  
        Lotus Notes properties
    4. About configuring a backup policy for a Notes database
      1.  
        Adding a NetBackup for Domino policy
      2.  
        About policy attributes
      3. Adding schedules to a NetBackup for Domino policy
        1.  
          Schedule properties
        2.  
          NetBackup for Domino backup types
      4.  
        Add clients to a policy
      5. Adding backup selections to a Notes policy
        1.  
          Adding directives to the backup selections list
        2.  
          About directives for Notes policies
        3.  
          Adding Notes databases to the backup selections list
      6.  
        About excluding Notes databases from backups
      7.  
        About backups of Notes database links and directory links
    5.  
      Configuring a backup policy for Notes database supporting files
    6.  
      Perform a manual backup
  4. Performing backups and restore of Notes databases
    1. Performing a user-directed backup of a Notes database
      1.  
        Options for Notes database backups
    2. Restoring a Notes database
      1.  
        General tab
      2.  
        Lotus Notes tab
      3.  
        Restoring linked databases or directories and the link file
      4.  
        Restoring linked databases or directories and manually recreating the link file
    3.  
      Redirecting a Notes restore to a different client
    4.  
      Recovering the 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 Domino
    1. About NetBackup for Domino debug logging
      1.  
        Enabling the debug logs for a NetBackup for Domino client automatically (Windows)
      2.  
        Debug logs for NetBackup for Domino backup operations
      3.  
        Debug logs for NetBackup for Domino restore operations
      4.  
        Setting the debug level on a UNIX client
      5.  
        Setting the debug level on a NetBackup for Domino Windows client
    2.  
      Viewing the progress report of a NetBackup for Domino operation
    3.  
      About Notes restore operations
    4.  
      Windows client backup fails with status 69
    5.  
      Point-in-time restore from master server fails with status 12

About Domino clustering components

Several components work together to control a Domino cluster. These components include the Cluster Manager, the Cluster Database Directory, the Cluster Database Directory Manager, and the Cluster Replicator.

The Cluster Manager runs on each server in a Domino cluster and monitors the state of the other servers in the Domino cluster.

The Cluster Manager performs the following tasks:

  • Determines which servers belong to the Domino cluster

  • Monitors for server availability and workload

  • Fails over database requests due to unavailability of a clustered Domino server

  • Performs workload balancing

The Cluster Database Directory (CLDBDIR.NSF) is replicated on every server in a Domino cluster. The Cluster Database Directory contains information for each database on each server in the Domino cluster. This information includes file name, server, replica ID, cluster replication status, and out-of-service information. The different cluster components use this information to perform their tasks.

The Cluster Database Directory Manager (CLDBDIR) task on each server manages the Cluster Database Directory and keeps it up to date. The Cluster Database Directory Manager also monitors the status of each database to determine if they are out of service or not yet deleted.

The Cluster Replicator (CLREPL) task constantly synchronizes the database replicas in a Domino cluster. Changes to the database are pushed immediately to the other replicas in the cluster. This event-drive replication ensures that each time a database is accessed that it contains the most up-to-date data. The Cluster Replicator task pushes changes only to those servers in a Domino cluster. The traditional scheduled replication is used to replicate changes to and from servers outside a Domino cluster.

Because Domino stores replication events in memory only, both the source server and destination server must be available for the replication to complete successfully. If a destination server is not available, the replication events are stored on the source server until the destination server becomes available. If the source server shuts down before the replication completes, the replication events in memory are lost. To prevent this loss, configure immediate replication with all members of the Domino cluster whenever a Domino cluster server is restarted. Perform scheduled replications between Domino clustered servers on a regular basis to help maintain database consistency for all members of the Domino cluster.