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16.2.5 Format of the Backup Log File
The eDirectory Backup eMTool keeps a log that shows a high-level view of Backup eMTool
activity, containing information about previous backups. The log file contains a history of all
backups, records backup start time and end time, and contains information about possible errors
during the backup process. This file is appended with each backup. It is also placed in a location you
specify.
It is useful for reviewing whether unattended backups were successful. The success or failure and
the error code are displayed on the last line.
The Backup eMTool log file also gives the ID of backups that have been done, which helps you
gather the correct set of full and incremental backup files for a restore. The first four lines are
duplicates of information in the header of the backup file.
Also recorded in the log file are other files that were included in the backup of the database, such as
NICI files or the files you specified in an include file.
For a restore, it will record the included files that were restored.
The following are two examples of log file entries:
|==================DSBackup Log: Backup================|
Backup type: Full
Log file name: sys:/backup/backup.log
Backup started: 2002-6-21’T19:53:5GMT
Backup file name: sys:/backup/backup.bak
Server name: \T=VIRTUALNW_TREE\O=novell\CN=VIRTUALNW
Current Roll Forward Log: 00000001.log
DS Version: 1041072
Backup ID: 3D138421
Backing up security file: sys:/system/nici/INITNICI.LOG
Backing up security file: sys:/system/nici/NICISDI.KEY
Backing up security file: sys:/system/nici/XARCHIVE.000
Backing up security file: sys:/system/nici/XARCHIVE.001
Backing up security file: sys:/system/nici/XMGRCFG.KS2
Backing up security file: sys:/system/nici/XMGRCFG.KS3
Backing up security file: sys:/system/nici/XMGRCFG.NIF
Starting database backup...
Database backup finished
Completion time 00:00:03
Backup completed successfully
|==================DSBackup Log: Restore================|
Log file name: sys:/save/doc.log
Restore started: 2002-7-19’T19:1:34GMT
Restore file name: sys:/backup/backup.bak
Starting database restore...
Restoring file sys:/backup/backup.bak
Restoring file sys:/system/nici/INITNICI.LOG
Restoring file sys:/system/nici/NICISDI.KEY
Restoring file sys:/system/nici/XARCHIVE.000
Restoring file sys:/system/nici/XARCHIVE.001
Restoring file sys:/system/nici/XMGRCFG.KS2