Backing up Domino NSF databases

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How to configure Data Protection for Domino to back up Domino NSF databases is described.

Back up Domino NSF databases by following these steps:
  1. Click the Backup in the IBM Storage Protect web client window. If you are not logged in to the server, the IBM Storage Protect Login window opens. Log in to the server and the Backup window opens.
  2. In the View list at the top of the directory tree, select Domino NSF.
  3. Expand the directory tree under Data Protection for Domino to reveal your Data Protection for Domino node. Note, this is the node name that is specified in the IBM Storage Protect options file.
  4. Expand the directory tree next to the Domino Server to view the Domino Data Directory.
  5. Expand the directory tree next to the Domino Data Directory.
  6. Click the selection box next to the objects that you want to back up.
  7. In the list in the Backup window, click the type of backup you want to run:
    Always backup
    This option runs an unconditional (selective) backup of the database.
    Incremental (complete)
    This option runs a conditional full backup of the database.
    Backup Domino
    This option runs a selective backup of NSF databases and a backup of the Domino DB2 database. This selection is only valid when the Domino Server node is selected.
  8. Click Backup. After the backup completes, the Domino Backup Report window displays processing details, including the size of the backup.

To display information about a Domino object from the Backup window, select the Domino object, click the View menu and then File Details. You can then view detailed information about the backup, including whether it is compressed, encrypted, or deduplicated.

In a multiple Domino server partition environment, only one partition can be backed up at a time.