What's Different About Backup And Restore In Edirectory 8.7.3 - Novell EDIRECTORY 8.8 SP3 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

On NetWare, you also might need to use the eDirectory backup tool in conjunction with backups of
file system rights. For more information, see
on NetWare" on page
In iManager, you can use all the features except cold backup, unattended backup, and advanced
restore options, as explained in
page 444. All backup and restore tasks including unattended backups can be done using the eMBox
Java command line client, as explained in
Restore," on page
For a description of the backup and restore options in iManager, see the online help. For a
description of the eMBox Client options, see
page 465.
For a description of what the tool does during a restore, see
Does a Restore" on page
The eDirectory Backup eMTool is part of the eMBox tool set. The eMBox is a service that is
installed on the server as part of eDirectory.
The Backup eMTool comprises the following files:
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 433
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
16.2.2 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.
426 Novell eDirectory 8.8 Administration Guide
436.
Section 16.5, "Using Novell iManager for Backup and Restore," on
Section 16.6, "Using the eMBox Client for Backup and
454.
428.
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.
"Preserving Rights When Restoring File System Data
"Backup and Restore Command Line Options" on
"Overview of How the Backup eMTool
and "Format of the Backup File Header" on page 429.
"Restore
436.)