Backup/Restore Lotus Domino/Notes
This chapter will describe in detail how to use JUSTbackupz to backup your Lotus Domino server/ Notes client 5/ 6/ 6.5 and how you can restore your Lotus Domino server/ Notes client 5/ 6/ 6.5
Requirements
- JUSTbackupzOBM must be installed onto the computer running Lotus Domino server/ Notes client
- Data from Lotus Domino server/ Notes client will be backed up to a temporary directory before they are sent to JUSTbackupz OBS. Please make sure you have sufficient space on your computer to store these data when you run the backup job
- Lotus Domino server must run with archive transaction logging enabled - To set up transaction logging in archive style, please do the following:


Overview
JUSTbackupz will backup your Lotus Domino server/ Notes client by taking the following steps:
- Run all pre-commands of this backup set
- If the backup type to run is [Database Backup Type],
- all file(s). database(S) selected are copied to the temporary directory specified by this backup set
- the notes.ini. file, if selected, will be copied to the temporary directory
- only filled log estents willl be copied to the temporary directory, and the Domino server is notified of their ability for reuse (for Domino server only)
- (for Domino server only) If the backup typeto run is [Transaction Log Backup type], only filled log extents will be copied to the temporary directory, and the Domino server is notified of their availability for reuse
- Run all post commands of this backup set
- Upload all files copied to the temporary directory to the JUSTbackupz server
How to Backup Lotus Domino/ Notes database(s) /file(s)
Please follow the instructions below to backup your Lotus Domino server/ Notes client databases/ files using AhsayOBM
- Open JUSTbackupzOBM - Right click JUSTbackupzOBM icon available in the system tray and choose [Open]

- Create a backup set
- From the menu, choose [Backup Set] > [News] > [Lotus Backup Set]
- From the menu, Choose [Backup Set] > [New] > [Lotus Backup Set]

- Enter a name for your backup set

- Select the Backup Set Type (Lotus Domino Server/ Lotus Notes Client Backup)
- Select the database(s)/ file(s) you want to backup

- Enter a temporary location to store the backup files before they are sent to an JUSTbackupz Offsite Backup Server
- Set the backup schedule for Database Backup

- Set the backup schedule for Transaction Log Backup (for Domino server only)(Note: You can have more than one schedule in a backup set, i.e. you can perform intra-day transaction log backup by adding more than one daily transaction log backup schedule to your backup set)
- Set the encryption algorithm, encryption mode and encrypting key for this backup set
(Hint: For maximum security, please select AES(Advanced encryption Standard) Algorithm, CBC (CIpher Block Chaining) mode and use an encrypting key with more than 8 characters.)
- Run Backup
- Select the backup set you want to run on the left panel and press the [Start Backup] button
- Selet the backup type (e.g. database, transaction log) you would like to perform (for Domino Server only)

- Select [Offsite Backup server] to start backing up your files to an JUSTbackupz OBS]

How to Restore Lotus Domino server/ Notes database(s)/ file(s)
Please follow the instructions below to restore your Lotus Domino server/ Notes database(s)/ file(s)from an JUSTbackupz Offsite Backup Server
- Install Lotus Domino Server/ Notes client back to its Original folder (if required)
- Intall JUSTbackupzOBM Please refer to the [Installation] section for information on how to install JUSTbackupzOBM onto your computer
- Copy LotusMediaRecovery.exe from the bin directory (default to C:\ProgramFIles\JUSTbackupzOBM\bin) to Lotus Domino installation directory (default to C:\Lotus\Domino)
- Shutdown Lotus Domino Server
- If you want to perform a full domino restore (restore all databases and files):
- Download the backup files to be restored from the JUSTbackupz OBS and save them back to their original relocation. It includes notes.ini, all backup files from the lotus domino data directory and all archived transaction logs
- Run LotusMEdiaRecovery.exe from the Lotus Domino installation directory (e.g.C:\Lotus\Domino\LotusMediaRecovery.exe) and press 'Y' to continue - For example: C\Lotus\Domino\> LotusMediaRecovery.exe. This will run media recovery for all databases (*.nsf and mail.box)found under the Lotus data directory (e.g. C:\Lotus\Domino\Data). You should see something similar to the screen below.


- All content of all databases are now rolled forward to the last committed transaction found in the last archived transaction log
- Restart Lotus Domino server
If you want to restore a single database
- Download the database file to be restored from the JUSTbackupz OBS and save them back to its original location
- (optional) If you need to perform media recovery on this database, please download all archived transaction logs and save them back to its original location
- Run LotusMediaRecovery.exe from the Lotus Domino installation directory with an argument of the full path of database to be restored. For example, if you want to restore C:\Lotus\Domino\data\admin4.nsf, please run:
C\Lotus\Domino\> LotusMediaRecovery.exe C:\Lotus\Domino\data\admin4.nsf
You should see something similar to tthe screen below.

- All content of the database are now rolled forward to the last committed transaction found in the last archived transaction log
Restart Lotus Domino Server











