Backing Up and Restoring Novell eDirectory 445novdocx (en) 11 July 2008Before performing backup and restore tasks, review Section 16.1, “Checklist for Backing UpeDirectory,” on page 423 for an overview of the issues involved in planning an effective eDirectorybackup strategy.In this section: “Backing Up Manually with iManager” on page 445 “Configuring Roll-Forward Logs with iManager” on page 448 “Restoring from Backup Files with iManager” on page 45016.5.1 Backing Up Manually with iManagerUse Backup in iManager in a browser to back up data from an eDirectory database to one or morefiles on the server where the backup is being performed. You can do a full or incremental backup.The backup files contain information necessary to restore eDirectory to the state it was in at the timeof the backup. The results of the backup process are written to the log file you specify.Backups performed using iManager are hot continuous backups, meaning that the eDirectorydatabase is open and accessible during the process, and you still get a complete backup that is asnapshot of the moment when the backup began.Keep in mind that to do a cold backup (a backup with the database closed) or an unattended backupyou must use the eMBox Client. See “Backing Up Manually with the eMBox Client” on page 454and “Doing Unattended Backups, Using a Batch File with the eMBox Client” on page 457.Before performing backup and restore tasks, review Section 16.1, “Checklist for Backing UpeDirectory,” on page 423 for an overview of the issues involved in planning an effective eDirectorybackup strategy.Prerequisites Decide which additional files you want to back up along with eDirectory and create an includefile if necessary.You can back up NICI files and stream files by checking the check boxes for those options iniManager. We recommend that you always back up NICI files.If you want to include other files, such as the autoexec.ncf file, you must put the paths andfilenames in an include file. Separate the paths and filenames with a semicolon and don'tinclude hard returns or spaces. (For example,sys:\system\autoexec.ncf;sys:\etc\hosts;) Plan to do a file system backup shortly after doing the eDirectory backup, if you need to placethe eDirectory backup files safely on tape. (The Backup eMTool only places them on theserver.)TIP: To make it easier to move the backup files to another storage device, you can specify themaximum size of eDirectory backup files. You can also use a third-party file compression toolon the files after they are created. They compress approximately 80%. If you are planning to use roll-forward logs for this server, make sure they are turned on beforea backup is made.
