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There are three iDataAgents available for backing up and restoring NetWare Servers:
These are the back up and restore vehicles for all data residing on NetWare Servers.
The NetWare File System iDataAgent allows you to back up and restore the File System of a NetWare server. You should install this iDataAgent on each NetWare server whose File System you want to secure.
The NDS iDataAgent allows you to back up and restore the NDS tree residing on a NetWare server. You can back up the NDS tree from any NetWare server within the tree.
The following example shows the iDataAgents needed to fully secure a hypothetical heterogeneous computing environment:
The next diagram illustrates a typical NetWare installation environment. The tree, Company, consists of two partitions, hence two replica rings. Notice that while the File System iDataAgent is installed on all the servers, the NDS iDataAgent is installed on one server from each of the replica rings. The NDS iDataAgent is not installed on server USA_2, as their NDS data will be secured through server USA_1.
For maximum efficiency, it is recommended that you select one NetWare server in each replica ring, and install the NDS iDataAgent to this server.
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Data Protection Operations for the following data types are supported by the NetWare File System iDataAgent:
When restoring file system data it is possible to restore across different namespaces, as long as the filenames fit where the data will be restored. You have the option to restore trustees, data with no trustees, or trustees and data. Restoring user space restrictions is also supported.
Data Protection Operations for the following data types are supported by the Novell Directory Services (NDS) iDataAgent:
When restoring NDS data it is possible to restore individual objects without restoring the entire tree.
Due to a limitation set by Novell, the NDS iDataAgent cannot backup license objects. |
When NetWare iDataAgents are installed, the following levels are automatically created in the CommCell Browser.
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NetWare File System File System: Agent defaultBackupSet: Backup Sets |
default: Subclients |
Novell GroupWise GroupWise DB: Agent |
default: Subclients |
Novell Directory Services (NDS) Novell Directory Services: Agent defaultBackupSet: Backup Sets |
default: Subclients |
To perform a data protection operation using this Agent a specific Product License must be available in the CommServe® Server.
Review general license requirements included in License Administration. Also, View All Licenses provides step-by-step instructions on how to view the license information.
You cannot back up data with one NetWare iDataAgent and restore it with the other. For example, you cannot restore your NDS tree using the File System iDataAgent. |
For total coverage of your NetWare environment, we recommend installing the File System iDataAgent on all NetWare servers. Doing so ensures that all NetWare File System data can be backed up and recovered. You can install the NDS and/or GroupWise iDataAgent in addition to the NetWare File System iDataAgent.
It is not necessary to install the NDS iDataAgent on every NetWare server, as the NDS data is often replicated on servers within the same tree.