Backing Up Data; Prerequisites - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Backing Up Data

Prerequisites

You can use SBCON to create a tape backup of the eDirectory database or of
the file system on your servers or workstations. The prerequisites listed here
use SBCON as the Storage Management Engine (SME).
Understand the process for loading SBCON.
See "Loading SBCON" on page 46
Ensure that you know the workstation password if you are backing up a
workstation. For DOS workstations, make sure the Target Service Agent
was loaded with the /Password parameter instead of the /Trust parameter,
as explained in
Set the backup server and its tree as the primary resource using the Novell
Client. This lets you view the tape devices in NWBACK32.
If you are backing up the eDirectory database, ensure that eDirectory
synchronization and communication are functioning properly.
Before starting the backup, make sure eDirectory is fully functional. This
means that all partitions are synchronizing correctly.
If your backup host and targets communicate across a WAN, check the
status of the WAN links to verify that they are operating properly.
If you are backing up the file system, make sure you have Read and File
Scan rights to the directories/files you are backing up.
Ensure that you know what type of backup you want to perform: full,
differential, or incremental.
For more information, see
If you use the Advanced Options, ensure that you know the file system
structure of the target you are backing up. You will be prompted for the
paths to the volumes and directories that you want to include in or exclude
from your backup.
Ensure that you have loaded the drivers for your specific device and
controller board.
Ensure that the required files for your target are loaded.
Ensure that you have loaded the SBCON files for your specific target.
See "Loading the Target Service Agents" on page
Table 2 on page 45.
"Backup Types" on page 16.
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