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Re: ADSMConnect Agent For Lotus Notes

1998-09-22 14:21:23
Subject: Re: ADSMConnect Agent For Lotus Notes
From: Cindy Cannam <CCannam AT GENAM DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 13:21:23 -0500
Dan:

Unfortunately, we are very concerned with DR and with bare metal restores
in the Notes environment --- it has become an integral part of the business
life here. And with nearly a TB of data spread across 5 servers (mail and
database servers only), the BA client wasn't going to give us the depth we
required to get items back when requested. Once I bring in new DASD (which
prompted my initial question), we're only putting a band-aid on a broken
leg. Throwing new hardware at a continuing problem is not proper storage
management and smacks of poor business practice.

I will, however, place this requirement with IBM as I'm certain we are not
the only ones who would benefit from this feature associated with a Connect
Agent.

C.L.Cannam
Storage Management
GENAM/St. Louis, MO/USA
ccannam AT genam DOT com




Dan Giles <Dan_Giles AT MANULIFE DOT COM> on 09/22/98 11:28:48 AM

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Cindy,
Unless you are not concerned with disaster recovery or bare-metal restore
of your Notes servers, or you have a very small Notes server, it is a very
good idea to continue the backups using the b/a client, though you can now
drop this to once every week or two. Doing a full restore through the agent
can take a very, very, very long time.

It is recommended that, in case of a disaster, that you lay done the nsf
files from the backup/archive client first, then do the restore from the
agent using the fromdate=date_of_b/a_client_backup option.

Dan Giles
Application Specialist
Manulife Financial, Corporate
Phone: 416-926-3549 Fax: 416-926-5234





From: Cindy Cannam <CCannam AT GENAM DOT COM> on 09/21/98 08:19 PM GMT

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I used the DSMCUTIL facility to install a 2nd scheduler for the 2nd node
under Notes. The primary one (or really the scheduler used with the BA
client) is used for OS-related directories and files, and excludes any
Notes databases, mail files, etc. (this is accomplished through the DSM.OPT
file under BACLIENT); the second scheduler is used for the 2nd node, and
encompasses any Notes-related files, etc., EXCLUDED from the BA client
backups.

To install the 2nd node and scheduler, perform the following from the ADSM
directory containing the DSMCUTIL.exe file:

at the prompt, type: dsmcutil inst /name:"new_scheduler_name"
/node:newnotesnode /optfile:c:\adsm\agentln\dsm.opt /password:secretpw
<enter>

Keep typing, and let the lines wrap if necessary. Once you've hit <enter>,
the new node name and password are authenticated with the ADSM server --- a
message telling you this has occurred will pop up after the server has been
contacted. If there has been an error, this is where the message will be
shown as well.

This installs a 2nd scheduler service on your NT machine, and identifies a
2nd node to the ADSM server. Remember you have to add the new node name and
password on the ADSM server prior to performing these functions. Once the
service has been added, you can tailor your requirements for automation as
needed.

Hope this helps.

C.L.Cannam
Storage Management
GENAM/St. Louis, MO/USA
ccannam AT genam DOT com




Jackie Balboni <JBALBONI AT OCEANSPRAY DOT COM> on 09/21/98 02:23:21 PM

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I also am just installing  Agent for Notes and would like the anwser to
Mohamed's question.

>>> Mohamed Adan <mohamed.adan AT HYDROTEXACO DOT NO> 09/02 9:38 AM >>>
We have just installed Agent for Notes on an NT server. We also have the
ordinary backup going on the server. The manual says that if we will have
two schedules on the same server (one for the notes agent and the other for
usual backup) then the node names and tcpclient port numbers must be
different.

Could anyone who has set up Notes Agent tell me how I could setup a
different tcpclient port for the Notes agent?

Thanks in advance.

Regards


Mohamed Adan
Hydro Texaco AS
Drammensv. 134
0212 Oslo
Norway
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