About configuring a backup policy for a Notes database
A backup policy for a database defines the backup criteria for a specific group of one or more clients.
These criteria include the following:
Storage unit and media to use
Policy attributes
Backup schedules
Clients to be backed up
Items to be backed up, including a list of databases and directives
To back up the database environment, define at least one Lotus-Notes policy with the appropriate schedules. A configuration can have a single policy that includes all clients, or there can be many policies, some of which include only one client.
If you have both UNIX and Windows clients, create at least two policies: one exclusively for UNIX clients and another exclusively for Windows clients. In addition to the Lotus-Notes policy, configure a Standard or MS-Windows policy to back up database supporting files.
See Configuring a backup policy for Notes database supporting files.
Most requirements for database policies are the same as for file system backups. In addition to the policy attributes for this database agent, other attributes are available that you should consider.