I have nsf files that are still configured to point to the old Notes server. that server is crashed. I can view the nsf files but am getting the error - "The object store that is used bu this note was not found or is not a note database" I have tried to export the nsf file to diff file formats but it never actually exports the data. I installed a new server and want to import an nsf file. 1 - how can I do this 2 - how do I change the current nsf file to accept the new server?
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Explain "crashed"... Apparently you still have the data files, which means you're able to reconstruct the old Domino server on a new system, either temporarily (as Marilyn says) or permanently. Install a new Domino server (you seem to have done that already) and put the old data files in place of the files just installed, e.g. by renaming the directories. Then start the Domino server process.
You want to keep all your data folder in tack and move it to the new server if possible. The most critical things that you want from the data folder is the names.nsf, server.id and mail files (.nsf) Also the notes.ini which would be located in the C:\lotus\notes directory. The notes.ini has all your configuration settings as old server that crashed. Then install domino on the new server. After that migrate all you data to the domino data directory and replace your notes.ini. Start up domino and it should come up as the old server. This is a condensed version, so hopefully I'm not leaving anything out. You may also want to change your IP address to the old server's ip address.
You need to restore the shared mail file, that is probably the most important, if you want to recover the data from the mail files.
It is usually a large *.nsf file in the root of the data directory. Make sure you restore it from the backup.
It may be callsed share*.nsf, config.nsf or actually any name, but it is usually in the root of the data dir.
If you can send a list of files and sizes, from the backup list, we may be able to identify it for you.
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There is more info about Object Store which is the shaerd mail.
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by: marilyngPosted on 2006-08-17 at 15:24:54ID: 17338209
What version of Notes? Object Store refers to shared mail, so, eesh..
You would have had to have first disable shared mail to restore the messages stored in the object store, and then move the databases.
See here for steps:
http://www-1.ibm.com/suppo
Now this means, you may have to bring up a temporary server disguised as the old server with the data directory intact, AND including the object store files. Then you'd have to follow the steps to disable the object store, before the data and links to the databases are returned to those databases. Then you'll be able to move them as regular .nsf files.