Using multiple Domino server partitions

How to set up Data Protection for IBM® Domino® in multiple Domino server partitions is provided.

About this task

To use Data Protection for HCL Domino with multiple Domino server partitions on a single system, you must specify which partition you want to work with by identifying the location of the notes.ini file for that partition. In addition, when you are working with multiple Domino partitions, you must have separate Data Protection for HCL Domino log files for each server instance. The log file to be used is also specified in the Data Protection for HCL Domino preferences by the logfile option. To support multiple Domino partitions, create multiple preference files as follows:

Procedure

  1. Use the set command with the configfile option to define a preferences file for each Domino partition to be supported. Make sure to specify the full path to the preferences file and be sure to set the logfile value appropriately.
    For example:
    domdsmc set notesinipath=c:\notes\data1\  /configfile=domino1.cfg
    domdsmc set logfile=domdsm1.log  /configfile=domino1.cfg
    domdsmc set notesinipath=c:\notes\data2\  /configfile=domino2.cfg
    domdsmc set logfile=domdsm2.log  /configfile=domino2.cfg
    Other Data Protection for HCL Domino preferences can be set for each partition. However, to identify the Domino server, the notesinipath parameter must be specified for each partition.
  2. Use the configfile option when you are running the Data Protection for HCL Domino executable files to identify which preferences file is used for the command execution and thus which Domino partition to access.
    For example:
    domdsmc selective *  /configfile=domino1.cfg
    domdsm /configfile=domino1.cfg
    domdsm  /configfile=domino2.cfg

What to do next

For use of the GUI, create separate shortcuts with the appropriate configfile value to make it easy to start the Data Protection for HCL Domino GUI from an icon or from the Windows start menu.