You are correct that "Silent install" is not supported in the current Notes
Agent and we will consider it in the future release.
The package for the V2.1.9 (PTF3) of the Notes Connect Agent resides in the
index server has just been replaced and it will not give you a "try and
buy" message during installation. It will give you a PTF message instead.
You should not use "-full=yes" option unless your first incremental backup
is no good. After the first incremental backup, the ADSM server will create
a filespace entry for that database. It also creates an object for each
document under this filespace. The more documents you have, the more
objects being created for you. So even when you use "-full=yes" option,
the ADSM API needs to perform some queries/validations with the existing
filespace. Since the first incremental backup you don't have an existing
filespace and it will come back right away. For better performance, we
suggest to use both the BA client and Notes agent together. For example,
you can use the BA client to do a full file level backup once a week and
use the Notes Agent to do incremental backup everyday to backup document
level changes daily. To restore a database, first you need to restore the
last full file level backup with the BA client, then use the Notes Agent
with the -fromdate option to retrieve all changes since that fromdate and
merge it to the copy restored from the BA client.
SUBDIR yes is NOT a valid entry in the option file. It is a command line
option.
Cindy Jiang
ADSM Development
Rick Smith <richard.smith.hs45 AT STATEFARM DOT COM> on 04/14/99 09:08:27 AM
Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
cc: (bcc: Cindy Jiang/San Jose/IBM)
Subject: I: Lotus Notes Agent V2.1.9 Concerns
ADSMer's,
I still have some concerns with V2.1.9 (PTF3) of the Notes Connect Agent.
I cannot get the Silent setup to work at all. The only theory I have on
this is that when you start the install you get a prompt asking you if you
are sure you want to install a try and buy product. I don't know if the
response to this question is captured in the response file. Also along the
same lines, should that pop up message appear. I'm installing this fix
over a licensed copy of the connect agent. This message is very deceiving.
Also in certain cases, I'm seeing that a backup with -full=yes specified
that backups take longer than the first incremental taken. It backs up the
same amount of documents and data... Why??
The newest concern I have has to due with the options file... Is SUBDIR
YES a valid entry. I noticed that I don't get any sub-directories unless I
specify them explicitly. However, if I specify -subdir=yes on the command
line, or in the command file, it works fine. I really need to hear from
IBM on this one. The people that be need to know if this is a bug or if
this just isn't a valid entry in the options file. The documentation on
what is and what isn't valid in the Notes option file is not very clear.
Thanks in advance,
Rick
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