Back Up Data
Backing up your data is an optional step, but one that Novell* recommends
you complete.
Storage Management Services* (SMS*) is a set of NLM* programs that lets you back
up and restore data (previously known as Enhanced SBACKUP) for NetWare*
5.1 and NetWare 6 servers, as well as workstations or other services that
you select. SBACKUP takes a snapshot copy of data that you select, stores
the data on a tape, and retrieves the data in case of data or hardware
failure.
This document explains how to
Back Up and Restore Data from a NetWare 5.1 Server
Prerequisites
- SMS installed with NetWare 5.1 on a server
- Appropriate Target Service Agents on the target resources
System Requirements
- 3 MB RAM
- Host server with memory to run NetWare
- Target server
- Tape device
- Memory to run the client modules (if required)
Backing Up a NetWare 5.1 Server
To run SMS at the server, complete the following steps:
- Load the drivers for controller and storage devices.
See "Before
Running the Backup Software" in Storage Management Services
at the NetWare 5.1 Documentation Web site.
- Load the device drivers.
See "Before
Running the Backup Software" in Storage Management Services
at the NetWare 5.1 Documentation Web site. Note: If you loaded
HAM drivers, or if you added an external device, type LIST DEVICES at
the server console prompt.
- Load the TSAs.
See "Before
Running the Backup Software" in Storage Management Services
at the NetWare 5.1 Documentation Web site.
- At the server console, enter LOAD SMDR.
- Press Enter to accept the default or add a new SMDR
context.
- Enter the full context of your username.
- Enter your administrator password.
- Enter the following commands:
- LOAD TSA500
- LOAD SMSDI
- LOAD QMAN
- LOAD SBSC
- LOAD SBCON
- (Optional) You can also load Enhanced SBACKUP at
a workstation.
See "Load
Enhanced SBACKUP at a Workstation" in Storage Management Services
at the NetWare 5.1 Documentation Web site.
- Select Main Menu > Job Administration > Backup.
- Select Target Service to select the NetWare server
running your backup or restore Target Service Agent.
- Enter the target username and password (if prompted)
for the target.
- Select what you want to back up.
- Press Insert and select the volumes and files you
want to back up from the NetWare server screen. Then press Esc.
- Enter a descriptive name for the backup session in
the Description field.
- Select Device/Media name, Advanced Options, and Append
Session. The Append Session option is supported only if the tape device
allows appending sessions to the end of the tape.
- Press Enter to save your option selections and continue
with the backup.
- To return to the Main Menu, press Esc repeatedly.
Restoring a NetWare 5.1 Server
To restore backed up data from a server, complete the following steps:
- Load the device drivers for your specific device
and controller board.
- Load the appropriate Target Service Agents.
- Load Enhanced SBCON.
- Select Main Menu > Job Administration > Restore.
- Select Target Service > NetWare Server Running
Your Backup and Restore Target Service Agent.
- When prompted for the target username, enter your
username and context (if required) as the network administrator for the
target.
- Enter the password for the target (if prompted).
- Enter a descriptive name for the restore session
in the Description field.
- Select the device and media to restore.
- Press Enter at the Device/Media Name field and decide
where you want to restore from.
- Select the session to restore.
- Select Advanced Options to make the selective restore.
- Complete the Advanced Restore Options form.
- Press Esc and answer the prompt at the Submit Job
screen to begin the restore session.
- Press Alt+Esc to view the activity log screen.
- To return to the Main Menu, press Esc repeatedly.
See Storage
Management Services at the NetWare 5.1 Documentation Web site
for more information.
Back Up and Restore Data from a NetWare 6 Server
You can use NetWare 6 SMS Backup and Restore (SBCON) to back up and restore
data for NetWare 6 on network servers as well as workstations or other
services you select. SBCON can take a snapshot copy of data that you select,
store the data on a tape, and retrieve the data later in case of data
or hardware failure.
Backing Up a NetWare 6 Server
Prerequisite
- SMS installed with NetWare 6 on a server
- Appropriate Target Service Agents on the target resources
System Requirements
- 3 MB RAM to run SBCON
- Host server
- Target server
- Backup device
To run SBCON at a server, complete the following steps:
- Load the device drivers for controller and storage
devices.
- Load SBCON and the appropriate TSA files.
See "Loading
SBCON" at the NetWare 6 Documentation Web site.
- Load SBCON on the host server.
- Select Main Menu > Job Administration > Backup.
- Click Target Service to select the NetWare server
running your backup or restore Target Service Agent.
- Select a target from the Target Services list.
- When prompted, enter the username (and context, if required) for the target.
If requested, enter the password for the target.
- Click What to Backup and press Enter.
- Press Insert, select the volumes and files you want
to back up from the screen, and press Esc.
- Enter a descriptive name for the backup session in
the Description field.
- Click Device/Media Name and select a device.
- Select Advanced Options.
- Select Append Session.
- Press Enter to save the settings and continue with
the backup.
- To return to the Main Menu, press Esc until you back
out to the Main Menu.
- To exit SBCON, press Esc again and answer the confirmation
prompt.
See the NetWare
6 Storage Management Services Administration Guide for more information.
Restoring a NetWare 6 Server
Prerequisites
- Have Supervisor or equivalent rights
- Know the username and password for the target server
or workstation that you want to restore the data to.
- Know the session description that you want to restore.
You can get this information from your session log and error files.
- For an Advanced Options restore session, ensure that
you know the file system structure of the data you are restoring.
- If you want to restore data to a new location (different
from where the original data was located), you must specify the full path
to both the original data and the new location.
- Replace faulty hardware or correct the problems that
caused data loss (if applicable).
- Ensure that media is inserted in your storage device.
Note: To restore data to a different location from the where it was backed
up from, you must know the full path of the restored data and the path
to the area to restore to.
To restore backed up data, complete the following steps:
- Load the drivers for your specific device and controller
board.
- Load the appropriate Target Service Agents.
- Load SBCON.
- Select Main Menu > Job Administration > Restore.
- Select Target Service and then the NetWare server
running your backup and restore Target Services Agent.
- When prompted for the target username, enter your
username (and context if required) as the network administrator for the
target.
- If a password is requested, enter the password for
the target.
- Enter a descriptive name for the restore session
in the Description field.
- Select the device and media for restore by pressing
Enter at the Device/Media Name field and decide where you want to restore
from.
- On the Select a Session screen, select the Session
to Restore.
- Specify the path to the session log file of the session
you want to restore.
- When a list of sessions is displayed, select the
session you want to restore.
- Select Advanced Options to make the selective restore.
- Complete the Advanced Restore Options form.
- Press Esc and answer the prompt at the Submit Job
screen to begin the restore session.
- Press Alt+Esc to view the activity log screen.
- To view the Run Time Status of a job, select Job
Administration > Current Job List > job name.
- To return to the Main Menu, press Esc as required.
See the NetWare
6 Storage Management Services Administration Guide for more information.
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