444 Novell eDirectory 8.8 Administration Guidenovdocx (en) 11 July 2008Identify the first roll-forward log you need by opening the last backup file in a text editor andreading the current_log attribute in the header. You will need to collect this one and all thesubsequent roll-forward logs.WARNING: When opening a backup file, just view the header—make sure you don't try tosave or modify the file, or it might become truncated. Most applications can't save the binarydata correctly.The roll-forward logs you need might not all be in the same location at the time you want to usethem for a restore, so you need to make sure you have collected a complete set and placed themall in the same directory. The roll-forward logs might be in multiple locations for the followingreasons: You have changed the location of the roll-forward logs directory since the last full orincremental backup. You have backed them up to tape using file system backup and then have removed themfrom the server, to save disk space.If you need to retrieve any of the roll-forward logs from tape backup, make sure you havethe most current set. You must compare time stamps for any files that are duplicated on thetape and on the server. The roll-forward log file that was in use by the database during thetime of the file system backup will be incomplete on the tape; the latest and completeversion of that file will be on the server. You have changed the name of the eDirectory database since the last backup (such as fromNDS to ND1). This changes the last directory name in the path to the roll-forward logs.For example, if the location you specified was d:\novell\nds\dibfiles\, and thename of your eDirectory database was NDS, the location of the roll-forward logs would bed:\novell\nds\dibfiles\nds.rfl\. If you renamed the database from NDS toND1, the roll-forward log directory would change tod:\novell\nds\dibfiles\nd1.rfl\.IMPORTANT: You must ensure that you provide all the necessary roll-forward logs. TheBackup eMTool cannot tell whether your set of roll-forward logs is complete. It will open anduse the roll-forward logs in order. When it cannot find the next roll-forward log in the directoryyou specified, it ends the restore process. If you have not provided all the necessary roll-forward logs, the restore will be incomplete.16.5 Using Novell iManager for Backup andRestoreThe Backup, Backup Configuration, and Restore tasks in Novell iManager give you access to mostof the features of the eDirectory Backup eMTool, and iManager lets you perform tasks on yourservers in a browser even if you are outside the firewall. For more information about NovelliManager, see the Novell iManager 2.6 Administration Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/imanager26/index.html).The tasks that are not available in iManager are cold backup (a full backup with the databaseclosed), unattended backup, and advanced restore options. These tasks must be done using theeMBox Client, as described in Section 16.6, “Using the eMBox Client for Backup and Restore,” onpage 454.
