Restoring a Notes database
Note the following when you restore Notes databases.
Restore Notes databases from different partitions in separate restore operations.
(UNIX or Linux) Restore different installations of Domino server in separate restore jobs.
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 Restoring linked databases or directories and manually recreating the link file.
See Restoring linked databases or directories and the link file.
To restore individual documents or mail messages, restore the entire database under a temporary name on the production server or an alternate server. Once the restore completes, you can copy individual documents or mail messages from the temporary database into the actual database with the Notes client.
To restore a Notes database (Windows)
- On the NetBackup client, open the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface.
- Select File > Select Files and Folders to Restore > from Normal Backup.
- Select File > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type.
- Provide the following information:
Server to use for backups and restores
The server you want to perform the operation.
Source client for restores
The client on which the backup was performed.
Policy type for restores
Lotus-Notes.
- Click OK.
- 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.
- Select Actions > Restore.
- Choose the destination and other restore options and click Start Restore.
See General tab.
See Lotus Notes tab.
To restore a Notes database (UNIX/Linux
- On the NetBackup client, open the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface.
- Log on as Domino server administrative user.
- Click the Restore Files tab.
- Select Actions > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type.
- Provide the following information:
Server to use for backups and restores
The server you want to perform the operation.
Source client for restores
The client on which the backup was performed.
Policy type for restores
Lotus-Notes.
- Click OK.
- Select the following.
View > Show Most Recent Backup.
View > Refresh.
- 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.
- Select Actions > Restore.
- Choose the destination and other restore options and click Start Restore.
See General tab.
See Lotus Notes tab.