Some hints ( Novell 5 )
1) User with full administrator rights
2) entry in dsm.opt
DOMAIN ALL-LOCAL NDS
3) usefull examples
EXCLUDE.DIR      sys:QUEUES
 EXCLUDE.DIR      sys:TIVOLI
 EXCLUDE.DIR      sys:SYSTEM\CSLIB\LOGS\SMLOGS
 EXCLUDE.DIR     
"NDS:.O=XXX.OU=YYYOU=ZZZ.NLS:Publisher=Novell+NLS:Product=NetWare 5 Conn 
SCL+NLS:Version=510"
 EXCLUDE.DIR      
"NDS:.O=XXX.OU=YYY.OU=ZZZ.NLS:Publisher=Novell+NLS:Product=NetWare 5 
Server+NLS:Version=510"
 EXCLUDE          sys:ARCSERVER.6/NLM/MEDIA.CTP
 EXCLUDE    sys:\_SWAP_.MEM
 EXCLUDE    sys:\TTS$LOG.ERR
 EXCLUDE    sys:\VOL$LOG.ERR
 EXCLUDE          sys:\system\secaudit.log
 EXCLUDE          sys:\system\events.log
 EXCLUDE          sys:\system\system.log
 EXCLUDE          sys:\system\btrieve.trn
 EXCLUDE          sys:\system\tsa\tsa$temp.*
 EXCLUDE          sys:\system\tsa\err$*
 EXCLUDE          sys:\system\tsa\skip$*
 EXCLUDE          sys:\system\net$obj.sys
 EXCLUDE          sys:\system\net$prop.sys
 EXCLUDE          sys:\system\net$val.sys
 EXCLUDE          sys:\system\ofa\ddm\pagefile.dd
4) nothing special known to us - we are running a cluster, backup each node as 
a seperate node ( and use virtualnodename if necessary )

hope this helps a little

herfried




Miles Purdy <PURDYM AT FIPD.GC DOT CA>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 26.11.2001 19:28:03

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Subject:  Experienced Admin needs help with Novell


Hi folks,

I currently administer an AIX TSM server and clients, now I need to backup
Novell servers. I would appreciate some help with some general questions:

-Novell seems to need a user and password to run the scheduler as, what do
people use?
people use?
-How do I backup up NDS?
-Any special excludes?
-Any special excludes?
-What's the best way to handle nodes when they are in a cluster?
-What's the best way to handle nodes when they are in a cluster?
Any other gottcha's? I did fix the TSA.
Any other gottcha's? I did fix the TSA.

Thanks Miles


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Miles Purdy
System Manager
Farm Income Programs Directorate
Winnipeg, MB, CA
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