TDP for Domino backs up Domino databases, based on their relative names.
It does not backup database links or directory links.

Example:

   If DB1.NSF exists in the Domino data directory as a database
   link to "E:\Somewhere\RealDb.NSF"

   You would use TDP for Domino, specifing relative database name DB1.NSF,
   in order to backup the real Domino database "E:\Somewhere\RealDb.NSF"

   You would use the TSM B/A client, specifing the phsyical file name
DB1.NSF,
   in order to backup the contents of the Domino database link file DB1.NSF






                    William Boyer
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                    Sent by:             Subject:     inc/excl for TDP Domino 
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                    Stor Manager"
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                    04/18/2001
                    10:38
                    Please respond
                    to "ADSM: Dist
                    Stor Manager"





We are working on a plan to upgrade from Notes to Domino and would like to
use the TDP DOmino agent. After reading the TDP User's Guide, we are a
little confused. No suprise there! :-)

In the 'Overview- Additional Considerations for Backup Strategy Selection'
on page 9, it states:

"There are many other files that are part of the Domino Server
installation,
such as executable and configuration files. For example, database link
files
have an NSF extension but are not considered databases and are not backed
up
by TDP for Lotus Domino."

Ok, now how are we to know which .NSF files the TDP agent will and won't
back up?? For Notes, the TSM Client we exclude the Lotus\Data\...\*.NSF.
The
above text seems to imply that if I do that for Domino, I may not be
backing
up some files.

I'm already having a tough sell on the TDP agent to the Notes admins. They
seem to think that we can't use the Agent unless they turn on logging.

TIA,
Bill Boyer
"I haven't lost my mind -- it's backed up on tape somewhere." - ???