What's Different About Backup And Restore In Edirectory 8.7.3 - Novell EDIRECTORY 8.8 - ADMINISTRATION Manual

Filename
backupcr
backuptl
dsbackup_en.xlf
For a description of the format for the backup files and log files that the Backup eMTool creates, see
"Format of the Backup Log File" on page 385
IMPORTANT: The restore verification process is backward compatible only with eDirectory 8.5 or
later. If you want to use the new backup and restore on servers that participate in a replica ring, make
sure you upgrade all the servers in the replica ring to eDirectory 8.5 or later. (See also
Verification Is Backward Compatible Only with eDirectory 8.5 or Later" on page
14.2.2 What's Different about Backup and Restore in
eDirectory 8.7.3?
In previous versions of eDirectory, backup and restore was focused on backing up the tree, object by
object.
The new Backup eMTool in eDirectory 8.7 introduced a completely new focus and new architecture.
It's server-centric, not tree-centric; you back up the eDirectory database on each server individually.
It's much faster than the legacy TSA for NDS backup.
The legacy TSA for NDS backup tool can still be used to back up the tree, although we encourage
you to use the new backup.
Backup of server-specific information has been implemented using the Backup eMTool. See
14.8, "Changes to Server-Specific Information Backup (NetWare Only)," on page
For more comparison information, see the following table.
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Description
Core library that contains all backup and restore functionality.
This library has no user interface; it is loaded and linked dynamically by
the backuptl program.
eMTool interface to the backupcr library. Provides backup and restore
functionality through the eMBox architecture.
This can be accessed via the iManager plug-in or the eMBox Client, the
Java command line client.
Language file containing messages returned by the Backup eMTool.
and "Format of the Backup File Header" on page 381.
"Restore
388.)
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423.