Restoring a Lotus Notes database

You can restore linked databases or directories.

Note:

The restore jobs that use point-in-time are initiated from the master server can fail with a status 12. Specifically, the automatic restore of Lotus Notes transaction log extents during recovery of the Lotus Notes database can fail. This failure occurs if the install path of the NetBackup master server is different from the install path of the NetBackup client.

See the NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide for more information.

Warning:

Select only the source databases or directory for restore and not the database links or directory links. If you attempt to restore the links, the actual database is deleted. This situation can lead to data loss if the database has not been backed up.

See the following topics:

To restore a Lotus Notes database

  1. On the NetBackup client, open the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface.

  2. Select File > Select Files and Folders to Restore > from Normal Backup.

  3. Select the server, client, and policy type.

    (Windows) Select File > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type.

    (UNIX or Linux) Select Actions > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type.

  4. Select File > Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type.

  5. Provide the following information:

    Server to use for backups and restores

    Select the server you want to perform the operation.

    Source client for restores

    Select the client on which the backup was performed

    Policy type for restores

    Select Lotus-Notes.

  6. Click OK.

  7. Select the database or mailbox you want to restore.

    Generally, you should not select transaction log extents for a restore. If a transaction log extent is required to recover a database, it is restored automatically as part of the database recovery. It is recycled automatically by the Domino server when the transaction log extent is no longer required.

  8. Select Actions > Restore.

  9. On the Lotus Notes tab, choose the recovery option.

  10. Select the database identification option from among the following:

    To restore a logged database to an alternate location on same server

    Select Assign new database instance ID.

    To restore to a point in time

    Select Assign new database instance ID.

    To disable replication on restore

    Select Assign new database instance ID and replica ID.

    If the database is in use

    Specify the Time to wait for database to go offline (seconds).

  11. To restore from a server partition, provide the absolute path for the notes.ini. This file is one associated with the particular server partition that you want to perform the restore.

  12. Click Restore or Start Restore.

More Information

Restore Marked Files dialog box