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title: "IBM Notes Database Backups"
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# IBM Notes Database Backups

### Overview:

The IBM Notes module is installed via the Commvault console after the Commvault File System Agent is installed and configured.

### Version & System Requirements:

[http://documentation.commvault.com/commvault/v11/article?p=2953_1.htm](http://documentation.commvault.com/commvault/v11/article?p=2953_1.htm)

### System Requirements - IBM Notes iDataAgent

#### Security & Permissions:

Expedient requires a service account with Local Admin privileges to run backup and restore operations.

#### Disk Space:

1.5 GB of minimum disk space is required for installing the software.

#### Data Set:

What Gets Backed Up

- Notes Databases generated on File Allocation Table (FAT) file systems
- Notes Databases generated on New Technology file systems (NTFS)
- All Domino transaction logs
- System Files, like NLO files, server ID and notes.ini
- All Notes databases and templates (.nsf and .ntf), logged and non-logged, visible to the IBM Domino

What Does Not Get Backed Up

Backup for all other data types not mentioned in the above list are not supported, including:

- Shared mail databases
- Databases on remote computers
- Database full text indexes
- Non-database files (for example, exe, dll, dir, dsk, box)
- Notes data stored on IBM Notes computers

NOTE: The Commvault File System Agent will be leveraged to back up Notes Data on the IBM Notes computer.

#### Special Considerations:

A collection of the following Domino server details will need to be provided in the SMC ticket that corresponds with this work effort:

Domino server details:

- Name of the Domino instance
- Path to the directory where the instance resides
- Path to the directory where the Domino software resides

Partitions for Notes Database:

- Name of the Domino partition - By default, the naming convention followed is partition_0, partition_1, and so on.
- Name of the Domino data directory - This is the Domino data path.
- Name of the Domino binary directory - This is the Domino binary path. This path is the same for all the partitions.