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For example, if the restore is necessary because of a failed storage device, you need to do a new
installation of eDirectory on the new storage device. If you are restoring a failed server onto a
brand new machine, or simply moving a server from one machine to another, you need to
install both the operating system and eDirectory on the new machine.
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Review the description of the restore process in “Overview of How the Backup eMTool Does a
Restore” on page 428 .
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(NetWare only) Be aware of the issues involved with preserving file system rights when
restoring file system data and eDirectory. You should restore eDirectory before restoring the
file system data. You also might need to take additional steps, as explained in
“Preserving
Rights When Restoring File System Data on NetWare” on page 436 .
Procedure
TIP: A description of the options available in iManager is provided in the online help.
To restore the eDirectory database on a server, using iManager:
1 Make sure you have gathered the backup files you need, as described in Section 16.4,
“Preparing for a Restore,” on page 442 .
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Click the Roles and Tasks button Description: Roles and Tasks button .
3 Click eDirectory Maintenance > Restore .
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Specify the server that will perform the restore, then click Next .
5 Specify a username, password, and context for the server where you want to perform the
restore, then click
Next .
6 Specify the name of the backup and log files you want to use, then click Next .
The following is an example of the screen.