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You must turn on roll-forward logging for servers that participate in a replica ring. If you don't,
when you try to restore from your backup files you will get errors and the database will not
open.
For more information on roll-forward logs, see
Section 16.3, “Using Roll-Forward Logs,” on
page 437 . For how to turn them on, see “Configuring Roll-Forward Logs with iManager” on
page 448 .
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For multiple-server trees, you should upgrade all the servers that share replicas with this server
to eDirectory 8.5 or later.
For more information, see
“Restore Verification Is Backward Compatible Only with eDirectory
8.5 or Later” on page 436 .
Procedure
To back up the eDirectory database on a server, using iManager:
TIP: A description of the options available in iManager is provided in the online help.
1 Click the Roles and Tasks button Description: Roles and Tasks button .
2
Click eDirectory Maintenance > Backup .
3 Specify the server that will perform the backup, then click Next .
4 Specify a username, password, and context for the server where you want to perform the
backup, then click
Next .
5 Specify backup file options, then click Next .
To back up only the changes made to the database since the last backup was performed, click
Do an Incremental Backup .
The following is an example of the screen.