Data Protection Software

Dear All,

We need your assistance for fixing an issue. In the TSM server, one archive schedule is defined to take a weekly full backup of a log file (log.nsf) which contains the daily logging activity of our HCL Domino Mail server. The schedule is being failed due to the file being modified during the archive processing.

This schedule has been failing for the last two years for the same cause. We also tried several times to take a manual backup at different times but did not get success.

Below have the snapshot of taking a manual backup:

Serialization for the archive copy groups is SHRSTatic (Shared Static).

Please assist us to solve this. 

Thank you all in advance.

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Account Operator
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Have you tried to squeeze your Domino server, take a snapshot and do the backup from that snapshot?

kind regards Martin

Dear All,

We need your assistance for fixing an issue. In the TSM server, one archive schedule is defined to take a weekly full backup of a log file (log.nsf) which contains the daily logging activity of our HCL Domino Mail server. The schedule is being failed due to the file being modified during the archive processing.

This schedule has been failing for the last two years for the same cause. We also tried several times to take a manual backup at different times but did not get success.

Below have the snapshot of taking a manual backup:

Serialization for the archive copy groups is SHRSTatic (Shared Static).

Please assist us to solve this. 

Thank you all in advance.

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Account Operator
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No, we did not try. Actually, we have no idea about that. We will be glad if you please share the procedure.

Have you tried to squeeze your Domino server, take a snapshot and do the backup from that snapshot?

kind regards Martin

Dear All,

We need your assistance for fixing an issue. In the TSM server, one archive schedule is defined to take a weekly full backup of a log file (log.nsf) which contains the daily logging activity of our HCL Domino Mail server. The schedule is being failed due to the file being modified during the archive processing.

This schedule has been failing for the last two years for the same cause. We also tried several times to take a manual backup at different times but did not get success.

Below have the snapshot of taking a manual backup:

Serialization for the archive copy groups is SHRSTatic (Shared Static).

Please assist us to solve this. 

Thank you all in advance.

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Account Operator
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As you are not familiar with Domino and the steps to be taken to Backup the Databases, i suppose to use a backupagent from your Backupsoftware Vendor for Backing up Domino. As some people mentioned, the SP Data Protector is a "add On" for IBM Storage Protect Software.
If you running a other backupsoftware pleas contact the vendor.

kind regards
Martin

No, we did not try. Actually, we have no idea about that. We will be glad if you please share the procedure.

Have you tried to squeeze your Domino server, take a snapshot and do the backup from that snapshot?

kind regards Martin

Dear All,

We need your assistance for fixing an issue. In the TSM server, one archive schedule is defined to take a weekly full backup of a log file (log.nsf) which contains the daily logging activity of our HCL Domino Mail server. The schedule is being failed due to the file being modified during the archive processing.

This schedule has been failing for the last two years for the same cause. We also tried several times to take a manual backup at different times but did not get success.

Below have the snapshot of taking a manual backup:

Serialization for the archive copy groups is SHRSTatic (Shared Static).

Please assist us to solve this. 

Thank you all in advance.

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Account Operator
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Dear All,

We need your assistance for fixing an issue. In the TSM server, one archive schedule is defined to take a weekly full backup of a log file (log.nsf) which contains the daily logging activity of our HCL Domino Mail server. The schedule is being failed due to the file being modified during the archive processing.

This schedule has been failing for the last two years for the same cause. We also tried several times to take a manual backup at different times but did not get success.

Below have the snapshot of taking a manual backup:

Serialization for the archive copy groups is SHRSTatic (Shared Static).

Please assist us to solve this. 

Thank you all in advance.

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Account Operator
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Dear All,

We need your assistance for fixing an issue. In the TSM server, one archive schedule is defined to take a weekly full backup of a log file (log.nsf) which contains the daily logging activity of our HCL Domino Mail server. The schedule is being failed due to the file being modified during the archive processing.

This schedule has been failing for the last two years for the same cause. We also tried several times to take a manual backup at different times but did not get success.

Below have the snapshot of taking a manual backup:

Serialization for the archive copy groups is SHRSTatic (Shared Static).

Please assist us to solve this. 

Thank you all in advance.

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Account Operator
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Dear All,

We need your assistance for fixing an issue. In the TSM server, one archive schedule is defined to take a weekly full backup of a log file (log.nsf) which contains the daily logging activity of our HCL Domino Mail server. The schedule is being failed due to the file being modified during the archive processing.

This schedule has been failing for the last two years for the same cause. We also tried several times to take a manual backup at different times but did not get success.

Below have the snapshot of taking a manual backup:

Serialization for the archive copy groups is SHRSTatic (Shared Static).

Please assist us to solve this. 

Thank you all in advance.

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Account Operator
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Hi,

In our environment we use SP Data Protector for Domino. The DP is specific to backup and restore Domino objects (e.g. nsf, ntf).

Dear All,

We need your assistance for fixing an issue. In the TSM server, one archive schedule is defined to take a weekly full backup of a log file (log.nsf) which contains the daily logging activity of our HCL Domino Mail server. The schedule is being failed due to the file being modified during the archive processing.

This schedule has been failing for the last two years for the same cause. We also tried several times to take a manual backup at different times but did not get success.

Below have the snapshot of taking a manual backup:

Serialization for the archive copy groups is SHRSTatic (Shared Static).

Please assist us to solve this. 

Thank you all in advance.

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Account Operator
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Yes,

You should use the SP Data Protector for Domino, but without the "START /B" which is faulty documented in the manual, as this will never return the actual success of the backups.

Regards Tomas Dalebjörk

CEO Spictera Ltd

https://www.spictera.com

Hi,

In our environment we use SP Data Protector for Domino. The DP is specific to backup and restore Domino objects (e.g. nsf, ntf).

Dear All,

We need your assistance for fixing an issue. In the TSM server, one archive schedule is defined to take a weekly full backup of a log file (log.nsf) which contains the daily logging activity of our HCL Domino Mail server. The schedule is being failed due to the file being modified during the archive processing.

This schedule has been failing for the last two years for the same cause. We also tried several times to take a manual backup at different times but did not get success.

Below have the snapshot of taking a manual backup:

Serialization for the archive copy groups is SHRSTatic (Shared Static).

Please assist us to solve this. 

Thank you all in advance.

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Account Operator
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Dear Tomas Dalebjörk,

Thanks for your reply. We have two mail servers running Domino. One is being used as primary and the other one is as secondary. In our Primary mail server, Data Protection for Domino is specified but in the Secondary, data is being backed up and restored through IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client. We are facing a problem with archiving log.nsf database from the secondary mail server. Kindly suggest to us how can we fix this and take a backup.

We have shared with you the defined schedule on both Primary & Secondary Mail servers for your understanding.

Schedule on Primary Mail server:

Schedule on Secondary Mail server:

All except one domain users are using their webmail service through our Secondary Mail server. So it is very important for us to make sure the archive operation of log.nsf database from the Secondary Mail server is successful.

Thank you.

Yes,

You should use the SP Data Protector for Domino, but without the "START /B" which is faulty documented in the manual, as this will never return the actual success of the backups.

Regards Tomas Dalebjörk

CEO Spictera Ltd

https://www.spictera.com

Hi,

In our environment we use SP Data Protector for Domino. The DP is specific to backup and restore Domino objects (e.g. nsf, ntf).

Dear All,

We need your assistance for fixing an issue. In the TSM server, one archive schedule is defined to take a weekly full backup of a log file (log.nsf) which contains the daily logging activity of our HCL Domino Mail server. The schedule is being failed due to the file being modified during the archive processing.

This schedule has been failing for the last two years for the same cause. We also tried several times to take a manual backup at different times but did not get success.

Below have the snapshot of taking a manual backup:

Serialization for the archive copy groups is SHRSTatic (Shared Static).

Please assist us to solve this. 

Thank you all in advance.

------------------------------
Account Operator
------------------------------

Hi,

In our environment we use SP Data Protector for Domino. The DP is specific to backup and restore Domino objects (e.g. nsf, ntf).

Dear All,

We need your assistance for fixing an issue. In the TSM server, one archive schedule is defined to take a weekly full backup of a log file (log.nsf) which contains the daily logging activity of our HCL Domino Mail server. The schedule is being failed due to the file being modified during the archive processing.

This schedule has been failing for the last two years for the same cause. We also tried several times to take a manual backup at different times but did not get success.

Below have the snapshot of taking a manual backup:

Serialization for the archive copy groups is SHRSTatic (Shared Static).

Please assist us to solve this. 

Thank you all in advance.

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Account Operator
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Dear Arthur 'Bobbie' J Geronimo,

Thanks for your reply. We have two mail servers running Domino. One is being used as primary and the other one is as secondary. In our Primary mail server, Data Protection for Domino is specified but in the Secondary, data is being backed up and restored through IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client. We are facing a problem with archiving log.nsf database from the secondary mail server. Kindly suggest to us how can we fix this and take a backup.

We have shared with you the defined schedule on both Primary & Secondary Mail servers for your understanding.

Schedule on Primary Mail server:

Schedule on Primary Mail server:

All except one domain users are using their webmail service through our Secondary Mail server. So it is very important for us to make sure the archive operation of log.nsf database is successful.

Thank you.

Hi,

In our environment we use SP Data Protector for Domino. The DP is specific to backup and restore Domino objects (e.g. nsf, ntf).

Dear All,

We need your assistance for fixing an issue. In the TSM server, one archive schedule is defined to take a weekly full backup of a log file (log.nsf) which contains the daily logging activity of our HCL Domino Mail server. The schedule is being failed due to the file being modified during the archive processing.

This schedule has been failing for the last two years for the same cause. We also tried several times to take a manual backup at different times but did not get success.

Below have the snapshot of taking a manual backup:

Serialization for the archive copy groups is SHRSTatic (Shared Static).

Please assist us to solve this. 

Thank you all in advance.

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Account Operator
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I do not see point in doing backup of log.nsf. It is server's operational log. Can't think of scenario where I would need to restore it.

Do backup of mail databases, applications (if any) and for the log.nsf, just exclude it.

Dear Arthur 'Bobbie' J Geronimo,

Thanks for your reply. We have two mail servers running Domino. One is being used as primary and the other one is as secondary. In our Primary mail server, Data Protection for Domino is specified but in the Secondary, data is being backed up and restored through IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client. We are facing a problem with archiving log.nsf database from the secondary mail server. Kindly suggest to us how can we fix this and take a backup.

We have shared with you the defined schedule on both Primary & Secondary Mail servers for your understanding.

Schedule on Primary Mail server:

Schedule on Primary Mail server:

All except one domain users are using their webmail service through our Secondary Mail server. So it is very important for us to make sure the archive operation of log.nsf database is successful.

Thank you.

Hi,

In our environment we use SP Data Protector for Domino. The DP is specific to backup and restore Domino objects (e.g. nsf, ntf).

Dear All,

We need your assistance for fixing an issue. In the TSM server, one archive schedule is defined to take a weekly full backup of a log file (log.nsf) which contains the daily logging activity of our HCL Domino Mail server. The schedule is being failed due to the file being modified during the archive processing.

This schedule has been failing for the last two years for the same cause. We also tried several times to take a manual backup at different times but did not get success.

Below have the snapshot of taking a manual backup:

Serialization for the archive copy groups is SHRSTatic (Shared Static).

Please assist us to solve this. 

Thank you all in advance.

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Account Operator
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OK, I think I see where problem is.

There is a concept of doing archive of TRANSACTIONAL logs of domino server. By that mean it is backup of transactions on all domino databases, in between backups, to let one do point in time restore. This is something that you probably already doing by schedule "DAILY_ARCHIVELOG", and you probably do some maintenance of these archived logs with another of your schedules, "ARCHIVELOG_INACTIVATE_BDMD01"

This makes sense, since you may go point in time using these logs

Doing archive of log.nsf, and domlog.nsf is, by my understanding, some misconception - these are not logs that you should archive. Doing archive of domino log is not running BA client archive operation on log.nsf file, but rather doing domdsmc  archivelog operation by TDP for domino, which you are doing already.

Hope this helps.

Mita

You should exclude (at least) log.nsf from any backup/archive operation.

I do not see point in doing backup of log.nsf. It is server's operational log. Can't think of scenario where I would need to restore it.

Do backup of mail databases, applications (if any) and for the log.nsf, just exclude it.

Dear Arthur 'Bobbie' J Geronimo,

Thanks for your reply. We have two mail servers running Domino. One is being used as primary and the other one is as secondary. In our Primary mail server, Data Protection for Domino is specified but in the Secondary, data is being backed up and restored through IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client. We are facing a problem with archiving log.nsf database from the secondary mail server. Kindly suggest to us how can we fix this and take a backup.

We have shared with you the defined schedule on both Primary & Secondary Mail servers for your understanding.

Schedule on Primary Mail server:

Schedule on Primary Mail server:

All except one domain users are using their webmail service through our Secondary Mail server. So it is very important for us to make sure the archive operation of log.nsf database is successful.

Thank you.

Hi,

In our environment we use SP Data Protector for Domino. The DP is specific to backup and restore Domino objects (e.g. nsf, ntf).

Dear All,

We need your assistance for fixing an issue. In the TSM server, one archive schedule is defined to take a weekly full backup of a log file (log.nsf) which contains the daily logging activity of our HCL Domino Mail server. The schedule is being failed due to the file being modified during the archive processing.

This schedule has been failing for the last two years for the same cause. We also tried several times to take a manual backup at different times but did not get success.

Below have the snapshot of taking a manual backup:

Serialization for the archive copy groups is SHRSTatic (Shared Static).

Please assist us to solve this. 

Thank you all in advance.

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Account Operator
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Dear Mita Mitic,

Thanks for your feedback. Yes, you have got the scenario. As I already informed our primary mail server running the Domino mail service is configured with TDP Domino that is why we are not facing any issues with backing up the Domino log.nsf database from our Primary mail server. Currently, a schedule is defined on our Secondary mail server for archiving the Domino log.nsf database through the BA client which is not possible I already got to know from your feedback.

I have understood from all the feedback that I can ensure the archive operation of the Domino log.nsf database if I configure the server with TDP Domino.

If you have any other ideas, then you can share them with me. I will be glad for that.

Thank you in advance.

OK, I think I see where problem is.

There is a concept of doing archive of TRANSACTIONAL logs of domino server. By that mean it is backup of transactions on all domino databases, in between backups, to let one do point in time restore. This is something that you probably already doing by schedule "DAILY_ARCHIVELOG", and you probably do some maintenance of these archived logs with another of your schedules, "ARCHIVELOG_INACTIVATE_BDMD01"

This makes sense, since you may go point in time using these logs

Doing archive of log.nsf, and domlog.nsf is, by my understanding, some misconception - these are not logs that you should archive. Doing archive of domino log is not running BA client archive operation on log.nsf file, but rather doing domdsmc  archivelog operation by TDP for domino, which you are doing already.

Hope this helps.

Mita

You should exclude (at least) log.nsf from any backup/archive operation.

I do not see point in doing backup of log.nsf. It is server's operational log. Can't think of scenario where I would need to restore it.

Do backup of mail databases, applications (if any) and for the log.nsf, just exclude it.

Dear Arthur 'Bobbie' J Geronimo,

Thanks for your reply. We have two mail servers running Domino. One is being used as primary and the other one is as secondary. In our Primary mail server, Data Protection for Domino is specified but in the Secondary, data is being backed up and restored through IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client. We are facing a problem with archiving log.nsf database from the secondary mail server. Kindly suggest to us how can we fix this and take a backup.

We have shared with you the defined schedule on both Primary & Secondary Mail servers for your understanding.

Schedule on Primary Mail server:

Schedule on Primary Mail server:

All except one domain users are using their webmail service through our Secondary Mail server. So it is very important for us to make sure the archive operation of log.nsf database is successful.

Thank you.

Hi,

In our environment we use SP Data Protector for Domino. The DP is specific to backup and restore Domino objects (e.g. nsf, ntf).

Dear All,

We need your assistance for fixing an issue. In the TSM server, one archive schedule is defined to take a weekly full backup of a log file (log.nsf) which contains the daily logging activity of our HCL Domino Mail server. The schedule is being failed due to the file being modified during the archive processing.

This schedule has been failing for the last two years for the same cause. We also tried several times to take a manual backup at different times but did not get success.

Below have the snapshot of taking a manual backup:

Serialization for the archive copy groups is SHRSTatic (Shared Static).

Please assist us to solve this. 

Thank you all in advance.

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Account Operator
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