David,

if you have not tried restore how you can be sure you CAN restore in case
of disaster?
Mark brought up some problems he had in the past. Do they apply to you or
not I do not know. But for every major change is better to verify what you
have done. And with backups/restores you have to be careful - if restore
fails you cannot step back and create (a better) backup again.

Zlatko Krastev
IT Consultant




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Subject:        Re: Netware - NDS - Restoring NDS in case of extreme loss

Yes, you can backup the NDS, but it is not backed up by default!
Look in manual uder DOMAIN statement, you have to explicitly
specify it.

Then look at file Ntwback.htm loaded with yoyu Netware client
install under ...Tivoli/Tsm/Client     directory.
If you have objects spread out over several machines, then I would
do the NDS backup from the machien with least data/least busy.
The backup of NDS "walks" the tree and gets from all machines.

NOTE: License objects cannot be backed up!  There is expalnation
in documentation.

Haven't tried a restore yet.



David B. Longo
System Administrator
Health First, Inc.
3300 Fiske Blvd.
Rockledge, FL 32955-4305
PH      321.434.5536
Pager  321.634.8230
Fax:    321.434.5525
david.longo AT health-first DOT org


>>> smaddux AT CO.SANMATEO.CA DOT US 05/02/02 03:19PM >>>
I've been asked by our NDS expert, if TSM backs up the netware hidden
directory.

Apparently it doesn't as I've watched TSM backup the NDS and it backups
the individual NDS objects.

Has anyone had to do a complete restore of a netware box, including NDS?

Did it work, what steps did you take as the backup/archive manual for
netware is lacking this kind of information



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