Archive Management for Unix-Based Domino Servers

This use case describes the steps involved in archiving and recalling Domino Server mailbox messages from Unix-based Domino Servers.

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Choose from the following topics:

• Introduction
• Requirements
• Before You Begin
• How to Archive and Recall Unix-Based Domino Mailbox Messages
• Important Considerations

Introduction

For Domino Servers running Windows platforms, mailbox data can be archived directly from the Domino Server from which the mailboxes originated.

For Domino Servers running Unix platforms, mailboxes must first be replicated from the original Unix-based Domino Server to a Windows-based Domino Server prior to being archived. The mailboxes are then archived from the Windows-based Domino Server to secondary storage in the same manner as any other archive operation. Once the archive operation has completed, the archived mailboxes must be replicated back to the original Unix-based Domino Server, after which users may recall messages directly from their Lotus Notes clients.

The following sections describe the requirements, steps, and considerations for archiving and recovering Unix-based Domino Server mailboxes.

Requirements

To archive and recall Domino Server mailbox data from a Unix platform, the following requirements must be met:

• A Windows-based Domino Server must be available and able to communicate with the Unix-based Domino Server for mailbox replication.
• Both Domino Servers must satisfy the minimum requirements specified in System Requirements - Domino Mailbox Archiver Agent.

Before You Begin

• A full understanding of the following subjects will prove helpful:
  • Compliance and Migration Archiving - Domino Mailbox Archiver Agent
  • Recover Data - Domino Mailbox Archiver Agent

How to Archive and Recall Unix-Based Domino Mailbox Messages

The following procedure describes the steps in archiving

Important Considerations

Consider the following when archiving and recovering mailbox messages from a Unix-based Domino Server:

General Considerations

• The Do Not Create Stub option must not be selected when configuring archiving options. Selecting this option will prevent mailbox users from recalling mailbox data back to their Lotus Notes clients.

Installation Considerations

• For the Unix-based Domino Server, the Lotus Notes Database iDataAgent can be installed on the same partition as the Domino Mailbox Archiver Agent provided the following configuration is performed.

  This procedure requires the Lotus Notes Database iDataAgent to be installed prior to installing the Domino Mailbox Archiver Agent. If the Lotus Notes Database iDataAgent is uninstalled from the computer, the .lnIDAinstances file will be removed and, as such, the steps outlined below will not succeed. However, reinstalling the Lotus Notes Database iDataAgent will reintroduce this file with no adverse effect on the Domino Mailbox Archiver Agent.

  1. Install the Lotus Notes Database iDataAgent and File Archiver for Unix Agent on the Unix-based Domino Server.

     See the following for step-by-step instructions:

     • Install the Lotus Notes Database iDataAgent - Unix
     • Install the File Archiver for Unix Agent
  2. Run the following command on the .lnIDAinstances file, located in the <software_installation_path>/base folder:

     echo LNDB_ADD_NEW_PART_ONLY=false >> .lnIDAinstances

  3. Install the Domino Mailbox Archiver Agent on the Unix-based Domino Server.

     During the installation process, you will be prompted to provide the name of the desired partition. Enter the name of the partition on which the Lotus Notes Database iDataAgent is installed.

     See Install the Domino Mailbox Archiver Agent - Unix for step-by-step instructions.

  Once the installation has completed, perform the remainder of the configuration steps outlined in How to Archive and Recall Unix-Based Domino Mailbox Messages.

Considerations for Configuring Subclient Content

• By default, the Domino Mailbox Archiver Agent only discovers databases native to the Domino Server from which discovery takes place. As such, when the subclient for the Windows-based Domino Server is configured, only databases native to the Windows-based Domino Server will be found during the discovery process. Any databases replicated from the Unix-based Domino Server will thus need to be added manually to the subclient.

  An alternative method of discovering the Unix-based Domino Server's databases can be achieved using the sSCANADDITIONALDIRECTORIES registry key. When configured, the Domino Mailbox Archiver Agent will scan any directories specified in the registry key and automatically assign any databases contained within those directories to the subclient. The databases native to the Windows-based Domino Server are also assigned as they otherwise would be. This capability negates the need to assign databases from the Unix-based Domino Server to the subclient individually, which is especially helpful if a large number of databases must be included in the subclient.

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