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Review the description of the command line options in “Backup and Restore Command Line
Options” on page 465 .
‰ 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 the eMBox Client:
1 Run the eMBox Client in interactive mode.
Š NetWare and UNIX: At the command line, enter
edirutil -i
.
Š
Windows: Run
drive \novell\nds\edirutil.exe -i
The edirutil file gives you a shortcut to running the eMBox Client. It points to the Java
executable and the default location where the eMBox Client is installed with eDirectory, and
for NetWare, it includes the necessary -ns option. (You can also enter the information manually,
as described in
“Setting Up the Path and Classpath for eMBox Client” on page 589 .)
When the eMBox Client opens, the eMBox Client prompt appears: eMBox Client>
2
Log in to the server you want to back up by entering
login -s server_name_or_IP_address -p port_number -u
username.context -w password
For example, on Windows enter
login -s 151.155.111.1 -p 8009 -u admin.mycompany -w mypassword
If you get an error saying that a secure connection cannot be established, make sure your
machine has the JSSE files listed in
“Establishing a Secure Connection with the eMBox Client”
on page 595 .
For help finding out which port number to use, see “Finding Out eDirectory Port Numbers” on
page 596 .
The eMBox Client indicates whether the login is successful.
3
Enter the backup command at the eMBox Client prompt, following this general pattern:
backup -b -f
backup_filename_and_path -l backup_log_filename_and_path -u
include_file_filename_and_path -t -w
A space must be between each switch. The order of the switches is not important.
For example, on Windows enter
backup -b -f
c:\backups\8_20_2001.bak
-l
c:\backups\backup.log
-u
c:\backups\myincludefile.txt
-t -w