Disaster recovery of a Lotus Domino server using circular logging

If circular logging is enabled and the transaction log is lost, the Lotus Domino databases can only be recovered to the point of the last backup.

To recover the Lotus Domino server and databases when circular logging is enabled

  1. Restore or re-install the Lotus Domino server program directory (excluding the notes.ini, cert.id, and server.id files) to the same location as before the disaster occurred.

  2. Check that the log directory (logdir) is created and does not contain old files.

    If the log directory was not created, recreate the directory to the same location as before the disaster occurred.

    Do not start the Lotus Domino server after performing the previous steps.

  3. Restore the notes.ini, cert.id, and server.id files from the last full backup of the Lotus Domino server program directory to the same location as before the disaster occurred.

  4. To have Lotus Domino create the circular log file in the log directory when the server starts, set the following parameter in the notes.ini file:

    translog_path=logdir
    
  5. Use the Lotus Domino Agent to restore the databases to the Domino data directory.

More Information

Restoring data by setting job properties

Selecting restore options for Lotus Domino databases