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14.7 Using DSBK.NLM on NetWare
Dsbk is a thin command line parser that performs the same operations as the Backup eMTool, but
lets you initiate a backup from the server console without having to log in first or set up Role-Based
Services (see
Chapter 18, “The eDirectory Management Toolbox,” on page 531 ). It runs as an NLM
on the server, using the same command line options as the Backup eMTool. This utility can also be
used in scripting backups using NCF files on the server.
IMPORTANT: Dsbk will not restore incremental backups. You can only use it to restores full
backups.
After a dsbk operation has completed, the results of the operation are written to a file (dsbk.err) that
you can programatically open and view the results. The first four bytes of this file contain error
codes if any are generated during the operation. If there are no errors, the first four byte of this file
will contains zeros.
To use dsbk.nlm:
1 Download and install eDirectory 8.7.3 (http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/
2969860.htm) .
2 Make sure that dsbk.nlm is in the
sys:\system
directory.
Dsbk must be located in the same directory as backupcr.nlm, the core library that contains all
backup and restore functionality. This library has no user interface; it is loaded and linked
dynamically by the dsbk utility.
3 At the server console, run the following command with any of the options listed in “Backup
and Restore Command Line Options” on page 415 :
load dsbk
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14.8 Changes to Server-Specific Information
Backup (NetWare Only)
In many NetWare installations, administrators have been creating backups of server-specific
information. With the release of eDirectory 8.6, the structure of the eDirectory schema was changed.
Further changes were included with the release of eDirectory 8.7. However, server-specific
information backups created by filesystem TSA or third-party backup tools were not supported by
the changes. Instead, the database changes were supported in a new “hot backup” facility provided
by the Backup eMTool in Novell iManager or by the eMBox client. Support for backup of server-
specific information using filesystem TSA was not included at that time. In eDirectory 8.7.3, this is
now supported using the hot backup functionality. As in previous versions, filesystem TSA calls the
-s (Optional) Start a new roll-forward log
Starts a new roll-forward log at the end of the current transaction. The new file
is created at the beginning of the next transaction.
cancel Cancels any running backup or restore operation. No options are needed.
Option and Switches Description