Some Lotus® server databases are not valid for transaction logging. This can
happen if the database is defined as an older database structure or the database
has been explicitly removed from the list of databases being logged. If a
database is not being logged, then an incremental backup will not be able
to save the changes for this database and a point-in-time recovery
will not be valid. To determine if you have any databases which are not transaction
logged, do the following:
Enter the WRKDOMSVR command.
Use Option 8=Work console next to a Domino® server name where the status of the
server is *STARTED.
Enter the command sh directory on the command line.
Page up to the top of the page and locate the Logged column.
Any database where the value in this column is not set to YES cannot be
backed up using the incremental online backup support.
Note:
When changes do occur to these non-logged databases,
and an incremental backup is requested, a full online backup will be performed
on the changed, non-logged databases.
The value of the Incremental type prompt on the
attributes of backup control groups used for incremental online backup support
is ignored. A value of *CUML or *INCR produces the same results.
If a backup control group is set up to run an incremental online backup
and BRMS detects that no prior full backup exists, BRMS will perform an full
online backup instead of an incremental online backup.
You must use the same type of media for the incremental online backup
that you use for the full online backup. If the full online backup goes to
tape media, the incremental online backup cannot go to save files or to a Tivoli® Storage Manager (TSM) server. BRMS recommends you use the same media
policy for the Media policy for full backups and Media Policy for incremental backups attributes of the
backup control groups used for incremental online backups to assure the same
media types and retentions.
You are limited to 97 incremental online backups of a Lotus server. Before
you perform an incremental backup, you must perform a full online backup.
BRMS recommends that you perform a full online backup of your Lotus servers at
least once a week.