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Lotus Notes Database Backup

Hi, we have several databases in lotus notes. The main customer database is about 1 gig. The ex lotus notes admins had assigned the database size to be 1 gig. and the bosses at the company want it that way. so i need to back up the database. In the past what people have done is, back up a copy of the database, name it something else, also change the "title" of the database and put it in an archive directory. and from the live database, they used to take out some information. i am new to lotus notes, and i dont know how to back up a copy of a database and change its name so it appears as an entirely diff. database, and its as an archive. Please help.

HemanthaKumar

Usually copy paste would work.. But it is ugly way of backing up .. Use the backup software to do the job

Some backup s/w are smart enough to backup live open dbs

~Hemanth

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Blackmoorian

I guess the main question here is for what purpose are you needing to create the backup / archive database?

Is the database to house documents of a certain age?
Is there a point that you no longer need documents?
Are you wanting archiving to be a multi-tiered approach where old documents are stored offline and more recent older documents are stored in an online archive?
How often do you perform cleanup and what is the criteria for a document remaining?

Once you have figured out exactly what you want to accomplish a step by step plan can be devised for you.