Novell GROUPWISE 7 - DATABASES Manual page 41

Restoring GroupWise Databases
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Database damage can usually be repaired using the database maintenance tools provided with
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GroupWise . Only very occasionally should you need to restore databases from backup.
Section 32.1, "Restoring a Domain," on page 411
Section 32.2, "Restoring a Post Office," on page 411
Section 32.3, "Restoring a Library," on page 412
Section 32.4, "Restoring an Individual Database," on page 412
Section 32.5, "Restoring Deleted Mailbox Items," on page 413
Section 32.6, "Recovering Deleted GroupWise Accounts," on page 416
32.1 Restoring a Domain
Typically, damage to the domain database (wpdomain.db) can be repaired using the database
maintenance tools provided in ConsoleOne
Post Office Databases," on page
If damage to the domain database is so severe that rebuilding the database is not possible:
1 Stop the MTA for the domain.
2 Use the backup software for your platform, as listed in
on page 407, to restore the domain database into the domain directory.
3 Restart the MTA for the domain.
4 To update the restored domain database with administrative changes made since it was backed
up, synchronize the restored domain database with the primary domain database, as described
in Section 29.4, "Synchronizing a Secondary Domain," on page
If the restored domain database is for the primary domain, see
Primary Domain from a Secondary Domain," on page
32.2 Restoring a Post Office
Typically, damage to databases in a post office can be repaired using the database maintenance tools
provided in ConsoleOne or using GroupWise Check (GWCheck). See
Domain and Post Office Databases," on page
Message Databases," on page
If damage to the post office was so severe that rebuilding databases is not possible:
1 Stop the POA for the post office.
2 Use the backup software for your platform, as listed in
Office," on page 407, to restore the various databases into their proper locations in the post
office directory.
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, as described in
377.
377, Chapter 27, "Maintaining User/Resource and
385, and Section 34.1, "GroupWise Check," on page
Chapter 26, "Maintaining Domain and
Section 31.1, "Backing Up a Domain,"
397.
Section 29.5, "Synchronizing the
398.
Chapter 26, "Maintaining
423.
Section 31.2, "Backing Up a Post
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