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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 the eMBox
Client” on page 460 .
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Decide which additional files you want to back up along with eDirectory and create an include
file if necessary.
You can back up NICI files and stream files using switches. We recommend that you always
back up NICI files.
If you want to include other files, such as the autoexec.ncf file, you must put the paths and
filenames in an include file. Separate the paths and filenames with a semicolon and don't
include hard returns or spaces. (For example,
sys:\system\autoexec.ncf;sys:\etc\hosts;
)
‰ Schedule file system backups shortly after eDirectory backups, to place the eDirectory backup
files safely on tape. (The Backup eMTool only places them on the server.)
TIP: To make it easier to move the backup files to another storage device, you can specify the
maximum size of eDirectory backup files. You can also use a third-party file compression tool
on the files after they are created. They compress approximately 80%.
‰ Review the description of the command line options in “Backup and Restore Command Line
Options” on page 465 .
Procedure
1 Create a system batch file to back up the servers, following these general patterns, with one line
per server.
On Windows and UNIX, this is the general pattern:
java -cp path/ eMBoxClient.jar embox -s server_name -p port_number -u
username.context -w password -t backup.backup -b -f backup_filename_and_path -
l backup_log_filename_and_path -u include_file_filename_and_path -t -w
On NetWare, you would follow the same general pattern, but with the addition of
-nsac
,
which should not be used on the other platforms:
java -nsac -cp path/ eMBoxClient.jar embox -s server_name -p port_number -u
username.context -w password -t backup.backup -b -f backup_filename_and_path -
l backup_log_filename_and_path -u include_file_filename_and_path -t -w
For examples and more explanation, see “Examples of System Batch Files for Unattended
Backups” on page 459 .
For nightly incremental backups, you could use the same file you use for full backups, but
change the -b switch to -i to do an incremental backup instead of a full backup. It's also
probably a good idea to use a different backup filename for incremental backups than for the
full backup.
For help finding out which port number to use, see
“Finding Out eDirectory Port Numbers” on
page 596 . If you want to use a secure connection, see “Establishing a Secure Connection with
the eMBox Client” on page 595 . For information on using an eMBox Client internal batch file
as well, see “Running the eMBox Command Line Client in Batch Mode” on page 592 .