HP IAP Version 2.0 Administrator Guide (July 2008)

5. Verify that the restore process is running correctly or has completed:
The s mart cell should restore its data and indexes and then restart itself to open in the correct state.
(It does not reboot.) During the restore, restore appears next to the cell state on the View Cell
Space page. Afterward, assigned should appear next to both the primary and secondary cell. If
the restore has failed, the BackupSystem MBean on that restore target will be listed as failed on the
Overview page of the PCC.
a. In the View Cell Space view, locate the restored smart cell that is listed in the confirmation
message.
b. If the assigned smart cell is not in the restore state, the restore process has completed and no
further action is required. O therwise, click the link to the smart cell in the restore state.
c. From the MBean list, click Bac kupSystemMBean.
The MBean view appears.
d. Verify that the RunningState attribute is 3 and the FailureReason attribute is No Failure.
This indicates that the restore process is occurring normally. If the Ru nningState attribute is 5,
then the restore process failed. Check the FailureReason attribute to discover the cause.
Preparing
the backup server for disaster recovery
The follo
wing steps and procedures describe how to restore the backup server (not the entire IAP system)
in case th
e ser ver itself is lost or destroye d. All volumes in the library must remain intact. Restoring the
backup s
erver involves performing backups of the backup server database and configuration files. At
this tim
e, taking tapes offsite is not supported.
Things to back up
In order to protect the backup server, the following information has to be backed up:
1. A backup of the TSM database and recovery log. The database contains information about
the client data that is stored in storage pools. The recovery log contains changes that have
been made to the database.
2. A backup of the TSM configuration, including all of these components:
• A copy of the Volume History File: Volume history information is stored in the database, but
is not available during a database restore. Among other things, this file contains information
about database backups and volumes that have been added, remove d, or reused.
• AcopyoftheDeviceConfiguration File: This file contains information that is required to read
backup data, such as library, path, device, and device class definitions.
• A copy of the Server Options File: This file contains g eneral settings for the server.
We recommend taking a backup of the TSM database at the end of each business day.
To perform a backup
The following steps show how to perform a backup.
NOTE:
The commands that begin with
tsm: INTER NAL> were issued from the Tivoli command line interface
(dsmadmc) from the PCC machine. The Administrative Command Line is also installed on the backup
ser
ver. To start it , click Start > Programs > Tivoli Storage Manager > Administrative Comm and Line.
1. Perform a full backup of the database. Note that TA PE is the library name set in the BCT file. To find
your device class name, run ’query devclass’ from the Administrative Command Line:
tsm: INTERNAL>backup db type=full devclass=DC.TAPE
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