About backups in a multiple Domino server environment
The following examples illustrate possible configurations of the backup selections list when used to back up a Lotus multiple server installation environment.
Table: Multiple Domino server examples
Environment | NetBackup policy |
|---|---|
The environment is a multiple Domino server installation environment that runs with two installations. For example: installation 1 of 7.5 version and installation 2 of 7.6 version are installed at /opt/lotus75/lotus and /opt/lotus76/lotus respectively. The Domino data directory for installation 1 is located at /db/notesdata1 and the Domino data directory for installation 2 is located at /db/notesdata2. | To back up this environment with two separate NetBackup policies, add the following to the backup selections list: Policy 1 NOTES_INI_PATH=/db/notesdata1/notes.ini NOTES_INSTALL_PATH=/opt/lotus75/lotus /db/notesdata1 Policy 2 NOTES_INI_PATH=/db/notesdata2/notes.ini NOTES_INSTALL_PATH=/opt/lotus76/lotus /db/notesdata2 |
The environment is a multiple Domino server installation environment that runs with three installations. For example: installation 1 of 7.1 version, installation 2 of 7.5 version, and installation 3 of 7.6 version are installed at /opt/lotus71/lotus, /opt/lotus75/lotus and /opt/lotus76/lotus, respectively. The Domino data directory for installation 1 is located at /db/notesdata1, the Domino data directory for installation 2 is located at /db/notesdata2, and the Domino data directory for installation 3 is located at /db/notesdata3. Each installation is configured to use archive style transaction logging. | To back up this environment with a single NetBackup policy, add following to the backup selections list: Policy 1 NEW_STREAM NOTES_INI_PATH=/db/notesdata1/notes.ini NOTES_INSTALL_PATH=/opt/lotus71/lotus /db/notesdata1 BACKUP_TRANSACTION_LOGS NEW_STREAM NOTES_INI_PATH=/db/notesdata2/notes.ini NOTES_INSTALL_PATH=/opt/lotus75/lotus /db/notesdata2 BACKUP_TRANSACTION_LOGS NEW_STREAM NOTES_INI_PATH=/db/notesdata3/notes.ini NOTES_INSTALL_PATH=/opt/lotus76/lotus /db/notesdata3 BACKUP_TRANSACTION_LOGS |