Hello,

concerning backup of Netware NDS, we simply added a line in the dsm.opt
for the concerned server:

DOMAIN DIRECTORY

this entry makes the NDS automatically backed up. 

The incr would also work.

Regards,

René Lambelet - (3543 - *A581 
Nestec SA - 55, Av. Nestlé - CH-1800 Vevey
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E-Mail: rene.lambelet AT nestle DOT com

>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Neal Lauver [SMTP:neal AT NS.PCAO.CO.PIMA.AZ DOT US]
>Sent:  Friday, March 20, 1998 4:28 PM
>To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject:       Re: Backing up NDS
>
>Bob,
>  I went through some problems (just ADSM errors -- not Netware crashes) when
>trying to back up the NDS on my 4.11 server.  I finally called IBM who told
>me
>that this section of the manuals are totally wrong.  Here's the command they
>told me to use to back up the NDS:
>
>load dsmc incremental dir:/* -su=yes
>
>The "su" is for subdirectories.  IBM tells me that even though this is
>command
>specifies an incremental backup, it will do a full backup of the NDS every
>time,
>so it's effectively the same as using the command:
>
>load dsmc selective dir:/* -su=yes
>
>Actually, to further confuse things, the IBM tech I spoke with recommended
>using
>the incremental option because when she tested it it actually backed up two
>files that the selective command didn't.
>
>I'm not sure which release number of the ADSM v3 Netware client I'm using,
>but I
>know that it's the latest version that is on the ADSM web page.  My server is
>an
>AIX box also on the newest v3 release.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Neal Lauver
>Pima County Attorney's Office