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Things to Consider when Creating and Configuring Lotus Notes Subclients
Setting Folder-Based Auto-Discovery for Subclients
The following table shows subclient creation and configuration details specific to Lotus Notes iDataAgents.
Agent |
Type of Data | Default Subclient created during install of the Agent | Supports Default Subclient | Supports User Defined Subclient | Contents of the default subclient when user-defined subclient is present | Other Types of subclients supported by the Agent | Notes |
Lotus Notes Database | Lotus Notes database | Yes | Yes | Yes | databases/ database elements not assigned to the other subclients, unless otherwise configured* | Transaction Log; Do Not Backup |
*See Caution Against Re-configuring Default Subclient Content. |
Lotus Notes Document | Lotus Notes documents | Yes | Yes | Yes | content not assigned to other subclients, unless otherwise configured* | Do Not Backup | *See Caution Against Re-configuring Default Subclient Content. |
The following example illustrates a simple subclient configuration:
Example - Lotus Notes
Default Subclients
When you perform a full backup for the default subclient, the subclient performs a discover on the partition and performs a full backup of any new databases and of the databases that already exist within the subclient. When an incremental backup is performed for the default subclient, the subclient performs a discover on the partition, and it performs a full backup of discovered and newly-added databases and new or modified documents of existing databases, including:
While this feature ensures that all the new databases will be automatically backed up, you may want to assign the new databases to specific subclients. To do this, you can conduct the discovery process and assign the databases yourself using any of the following:
User-Defined Subclients
Optionally, users can create additional subclients with each one containing one or more databases. When a full backup is performed for a user-defined subclient, the subclient performs a full backup of its databases. When an incremental backup is performed for a user-defined subclient, the subclient performs a full backup of any database that was not part of this subclient on the last backup (incremental or full), and new or modified documents of existing databases, and databases that were:
Transaction Log Subclients
The system creates a transaction log subclient for the Lotus Notes Database iDataAgent that handles backing up transaction logs for all log-enabled databases within the partition.
Do Not Backup Subclient
The Do Not Backup subclient is created by the system. It cannot be scheduled for backup, so databases included in this subclient are never backed up. Essentially, this subclient acts as a backup filter.
Once installed, the agent is configured and is therefore able to manage the data or volumes on the client computer. However, you can change certain aspects of the subclient configuration to manage the data in the manner that best suits your needs.
You can view or change the subclient configuration from the Subclient Properties dialog box. The following information can be configured.
You can enable or disable all operations for this CommCell object and all objects below it. For more information, see Activity Control.
You can define the content of the subclient. Most agents include a configure button that displays a dialog where you can add or modify the data included as subclient content. For step-by-step instructions, see Configure Subclient Content.
Several configurable options to efficiently use available resources for transferring data secured by data protection operations are provided in the subclient. This includes the following:
You can enable or disable the encryption of data for transmission over unsecure networks and for storage on media. For more information, see Data Encryption.
You can view the data paths associated with the primary storage policy copy of the selected storage policy or incremental storage policy. You can also modify the data paths for the subclient including their priority. For additional information, see Configuring Alternate Data Paths for Subclients.
You can perform the following functions:
The Filters tab is only available for the default subclient.
You can add, modify or view Pre/Post processes for the subclient. These are batch files or shell scripts that you can run before or after certain job phases. For more information, see Pre/Post Processes.
You can rename a user-defined subclient.
You can define an account with permissions to execute Pre/Post commands for the agent's archive, backup, or volume creation jobs.
See Lotus Domino Server iDataAgents in User Accounts and Passwords for more information.
When creating and configuring subclients for Lotus Notes iDataAgents, keep in mind the following considerations:
We recommend that you do not re-configure the content of a default subclient because this would disable its capability to serve as "catch-all" entity for client data. As a result, the likelihood that some data will not get backed up or scanned for archiving would increase.
This operation is only available for subclients of a Notes Database iDataAgent.
You can create a registry key that sets the auto-discover feature to find certain databases and assign them to subclients, based on a folder pattern that you specify in the registry key. Even if the databases that match the folder pattern are already assigned to another subclient, the databases move to the subclient where the registry key is set.
To create the registry key:
For more information, see the entry in Registry Keys. |
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