Hi, >>> I need to backup a Netware 6.0 SP3 server with eDirectory (NDS + LDAP). Do I need to code anything special in the DSM.OPT / INCLUDE or is this an automatic thing ? If it is automatic, how can I tell ? Is it part of the "server specific" stuff ? <<<
you have two requirements to backup eDirectory: - load TSANDS.NLM before loading DSMC.NLM or DSMCAD.NLM - specify the domain "NDS:" I recommend using the Netware-Server that holds all master-replicas of your NDS tree. Second it's useful to configure a separate job for this task. >>> Also plan to do a test recovery of this server to another box, to test the restore aspect, including the NDS/eDirectory piece. <<< This test server shouldn't be connected to your production network, otherwise you'll get a lot of synchronization problems within your NDS-tree. In a real-time scenario you have to recreate your new and empty NDS-tree before you can proceed with a full-restore of NDS on your server, which is holding all your master-replicas. For further informations regarding restoring NDS you should read the many TIDs you can find on http://support.novell.com. Best regards, Wolfgang Bayrhof
