About Lotus Notes restore operations
An administrator can use the NetBackup client to browse for NetBackup for Lotus
Notes backups and select the ones to be restored and recovered. The database
agent supports both restore operations and recovery operations. A restore operation
lets a user restore any previously backed up Lotus Notes databases.
The following operations are performed during a database restore:
■ The Lotus Notes database is taken offline.
■ The Lotus Notes database (file data) is restored.
■ The Lotus change information is applied.
If recovery of logged databases is requested, it is done after all logged and all
unlogged databases are restored.
■ The Lotus Notes database is recovered (transactions from transaction logs are
applied).
■ The Lotus Notes database is brought online.
Once the restore is complete, NetBackup attempts to recover all logged databases
that were restored. The logged databases that were restored are rolled forward to
a specific point in time by using the appropriate transactions from the required
transaction logs. Then the databases are brought back online. Any required
transaction logs are restored automatically as part of the recovery operation if they
were previously backed up and recycled. Do not restore transaction log extents
manually.
With a server-directed restore, an administrator can browse Domino Server
databases and select the ones you want to restore. NetBackup lets you select the
NetBackup server from which files are restored, view the backup history, and select
items to restore. You can select a specific client or other clients that were backed
up by the selected NetBackup server.
When you redirect to a different client, you can restore to a client other than the
one that was originally backed up. You can redirect the Lotus databases or
directories. The administrator can direct restores to any NetBackup client (regardless
of which client performed the backup). To redirect a restore, the administrator can
use the NetBackup Administration Console on the master server or the Remote
Administration Console.
For the configuration that is needed for this type of redirected restore, see the
NetBackup Administrator’s Guide.
Redirecting a restore to a different path allows a user to restore Lotus Notes
databases to directories that are different from the directories from which the
databases were backed up.
15Introduction to NetBackup for Lotus Notes
About Lotus Notes restore operations