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Windows: Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Novell eDirectory Services. Select
dsrepair.dlm. In the Startup Parameters field, type
-XK2 -rd
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Š UNIX: Enter
ndsrepair -R -Ad -xk2
The -rd or -R switch repairs the local database and the replica.
WARNING: If used incorrectly, DSRepair advanced options can cause damage to your tree.
For more information on these options, refer to the Novell Support Web site, Solution 2938493
(http://support.novell.com/servlet/tidfinder/2938493) .
4 When the repair is finished, remove the lockout and open the database using the following
advanced restore options in the eMBox Client:
restadv -o -k -l logfilename
The -o opens the database and the -k removes the lockout.
5 Use iManager to add the server back into the replica ring:
5a
In Novell iManager, click the Roles and Tasks button Description: Roles and Tasks
button .
5b Click Partition and Replicas > Replica View .
5c Specify the name and context of the partition you want to replicate, then click OK .
5d Click Add Replica .
5e Next to the Server Name field, click the Browse button Description: Browse button ,
then select the server you just restored.
5f
Select the type of replica you want, click OK , then click Done .
5g Repeat these steps for each replica ring that the server was participating in.
6
Wait for the replication process to complete.
The replication process is complete when the state of the replicas changes from New to On.
You can check the state in iManager. See
“Viewing Information about a Replica” on page 144
for more information.
7 If you restored NICI security files, after completing the restore and replication, restart the
server to reinitialize NICI.
8 (Conditional) If you want to use roll-forward logging on this server, you must re-create your
configuration for roll-forward logging to make sure it is turned on and the logs are being saved
in a fault-tolerant location. After turning on the roll-forward logs, you must also do a new full
backup.
This step is necessary because during a restore, the configuration for roll-forward logging is set
back to the default, which means that roll-forward logging is turned off and the location is set
back to the default. The new full backup is necessary so that you are prepared for any failures
that might occur before the next unattended full backup is scheduled to take place.
For more information about roll-forward logs and their location, see
Section 16.3, “Using Roll-
Forward Logs,” on page 437 .
16.10 Scenarios for Backup and Restore
Š “Scenario: Losing a Hard Drive Containing eDirectory in a Single-Server NetWork” on
page 482