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If the server does not respond as usual, you might need to recover by doing one of the following:
• Re-create the hardware configuration you had before, because it was working before the
change.
• Transfer this server's identity to another machine using the file system and eDirectory backups
you made. See “Planned Replacement of a Server” on page 516 .
Replaced the storage device that
contained the
sys: volume
and
eDirectory on NetWare
You must be aware of the issues involved with preserving file
system rights when restoring file system data on NetWare.
You should restore eDirectory before restoring the file
system. You might also need to take additional steps, as
explained in
“Preserving Rights When Restoring File System
Data on NetWare” on page 388 .
1. Install NetWare and eDirectory on the new storage
device, creating a new sys: volume in a new temporary
tree.
2. Place the eDirectory backup files on that volume,
copied from your tape backup.
3. Restore eDirectory from backup (which puts it back into
the original tree), specifying the option to keep it closed
and locked after the restore. Use a command like the
following:
restore -r -f
backup_filename_and_path
-l log_filename_and_path -e
Use the -e option if you backed up NICI files. Add the -u
option if you backed up files listed in an include file.
4. Restore the file system for all the volumes affected by
the storage device change.
5. Unlock the eDirectory database.
6. If you restored NICI security files, after completing the
restore, restart the server to reinitialize the security
system.
7. Check to see whether the server responds as usual.
Use iMonitor to check the server and its
synchronization. Make sure that login scripts and
printing work correctly.
8. If you were using roll-forward logging on this server,
make sure you re-create the roll-forward logs
configuration after the restore is complete. After turning
on the roll-forward logs, you must also do a new full
backup.
The settings are reset to the default after a restore,
which means roll-forward logging is turned off. The new
full backup is necessary so that you are prepared for
any failures that might occur before the next unattended
full backup is scheduled to take place.
If you… Perform These General Steps