INFORMATICS

Backup Exec uses the Active File Exclusion feature to eliminate the Microsoft Exchange Server, the SQL Server, the Share Point Portal Server, and the Lotus Notes Domino flat-files from the file system backup.

Backup job shows all the .NSF files are selected under the \mail folder of Lotus Notes server.

However when i restore file it only shows \mail and folders within the \mail folder but not .nsf file.

Symantec Backup Exec skips the files .nsf

How to turn .nsf files to backup in Backup Exec?

That the files were backed up must make any registry changes.

Solution backup .nsf file from backup exec

1. Run the registry editor command - regedit

2. We are looking for an entry in the register "Enable Offline Backup"

Browse the following registry key:

For 9.x i 10.x version -  "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VERITAS\Backup Exec\Engine\Domino" 
for 11.x i 12 version - "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Symantec\Backup Exec for Windows\Backup Exec\Engine\Domino"

3. Set the registry value from "0" to "1"

4. Save changes.