Andrew,
I could be wrong, but without application-specific support to quiesce the Notes databases (which is what SME/SMSQL/SMO do), then you won't be able to get guaranteed consistent snapshots. In addition, even if you do get good snapshots, you would still need some level of application-specific software (like SMBR) that understands the Notes database format and has the ability to reach into a snapshot and retrieve specific pieces of information.
Without these application-specific pieces, you are left with the ability to take "ordinary" snapshots (I would assume of a LUN, since Notes probably doesn't support mounting databases over CIFS or NFS) and then using SnapRestore to restore those snapshots as needed. I'm not intimately familiar with Lotus Notes, but if you could restore the database from snapshot to an alternate location you could then use Notes-specific software to retrieve specific items from there.
Hope this helps, Scott Lowe Senior Engineer ePlus Technology, Inc. slowe@eplus.com Office: 919.326.3641 Fax: 919.326.3691 Mobile: 919.274.0462
On Dec 5, 2006, at 2:37 PM, Andrew Guerra wrote:
Has anyone installed, implemented, deployed Lotus Notes with a NetApp filer? I know there “SnapManager for Lotus Notes” doesn’t exist so how can I do this with the same functionality and SME, and SMBR for that matter. I would appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks