Before Running the Backup Software

Before backing up software, in general you must:

Load the controller and storage device drivers on the server. See Loading Controller and Storage Device Drivers on the Server.

Load the TSAs on a server, workstations, or both. See Loading the Target Service Agents.

Load the backup engine on the server or the workstation. See Loading SBCON or Loading NWBACK32.

Customizing the NetWare Server as the Backup Server

SMS allows you to configure a NetWare^®server as a backup server while installing NetWare 6. It also allows you to create NDS^® Backup Queue and SMDR Group objects.

To customize the settings while running the Install program, do the following:

In the Final List of Products to be Installed dialog, click Customize.

Select Storage Management Services from the list of NetWare Services > click Configure.

The SMS Setup dialog box with default values for NDS Backup Queue and SMDR Group objects displays.

Enter the name of the eDirectory tree where the SMS objects will be created.

Enter the name of the backup server and the context.

Accept the default for the SMDR Group context where the SMDR Group object is to be created, or enter a new context.

The SMDR Group object is where all NetWare and workstation SMDRs are registered for name resolution purposes.

Accept the default name of the Backup Queue where all backup jobs will be submitted, or enter a new name and context.

Loading Controller and Storage Device Drivers on the Server

Controller and device drivers control the mechanical operation, such as read, write, forward, back, and stop of various storage devices and media.

Ensure that you have installed the storage device controller and storage device according to the hardware manufacturer's instructions.

When NetWare 6 is installed, the device drivers are placed in the startup.ncffile automatically.

Whenever you want to add new drivers, you can either place them in STARTUP.NCF or use the following steps:

At the server console prompt, enter:

LOAD PATH CONTROLLER_DEVICE_DRIVER_NAME(S)

LOAD PATH STORAGE_DEVICE_DRIVER_NAME(S)

For example, to load the drivers from drive C:, enter:

LOAD SCSI154X.HAM PORT=24

LOAD SCSIHD.CAM

LOAD SCSI2TP.CDM

In NWCONFIG, select Driver Options > Configure Disk and Storage Device Drivers > Discover and Load Additional Drivers [or] Select an Additional Driver.

(Conditional) If you loaded HAM drivers, or if you added an external device, enter the following at the server console prompt:

LIST DEVICES

To register the storage device with the system, enter the following at the server console prompt:

SCAN FOR NEW DEVICES

NOTE: If you load the drivers from the STARTUP.NCF file, you do not need to use the SCAN FOR NEW DEVICES command.

Loading the Target Service Agents

Target Service Agents are loaded on servers and workstations. If you want to back up a server, load the TSA on the server. Ensure that the controllers and device drivers are loaded.

Table 2. Server Console Commands for Backup and Restore of Various Target Services

To Back Up or Restore	At This Console	Enter This Command
NetWare 6	Host server	LOAD TSA600
eDirectory database	NetWare 4 or later server (preferably a server with a copy of the largest partition)	LOAD TSANDS
DOS partition on NetWare	Host server	LOAD TSADOSP
OS/2, UNIX, and Macintosh workstations	Host server Target workstation	LOAD TSAPROXY See the documentation that came with the OS/2, UNIX, and Macintosh workstation software.
Windows 95 and 98	Target workstation	W95TSA.EXE (installed with the Novell Client^TM). See the online help for more information.
Windows 2000 and NT	Target workstation	TSAPREFS.EXE, TSAMAIN.EXE (installed with the Novell Client). See the online help for more information.

Follow these general steps when backing up or loading the software:

Backing up the eDirectory database. Load TSANDS.NLM once on the server with a replica of the largest partition.

Backing up the file system. Load TSA600.NLM for its server and on every server to be backed up.

Backing up cluster-enabled pools. Load TSA600.NLM on the target server and the backup servers.

Backing up workstations. Load the appropriate TSA on the workstation. For more information about backing up workstations such as UNIX,
OS/2, or Macintosh, see the documentation included with the client software.

Loading the files when the server starts. Place the commands in the server's STARTUP.NCF, and in the workstation's NET.CFG file, AUTOEXEC.BAT file (for DOS), or Startup folder (for OS/2).