HP Data Protector Operations Guide

Restore:
Current situation Remark Recovery procedure (restoring
IDB)
The IDB recovery file is
available but the original
device used for the IDB
backup has changed.
The method is essentially the
same as the guided
autorecovery method, but less
guided, more complex, and
time consuming.
Restore the IDB Using IDB Recovery File
and Changed Device
The IDB recovery file is
not available.
The method is essentially the
same as the guided
autorecovery method, but less
guided, more complex, and
time consuming.
Restore the IDB Without IDB Recovery File
You want to recover the
IDB from a specific IDB
backup (not the latest
one).
This method does not provide
the latest state of the IDB as a
result.
Restore the IDB from a Specific IDB
Session
You want to recover to a
different disk layout.
This method is equivalent to
disaster recovery from a Data
Protector configuration where
you lost the IDB transaction
logs, the IDB recovery file, and
the media.log file. It is far more
complex than the guided
autorecovery and does not
provide the latest state of the
IDB as a result.
Restore the IDB to a Different Disk Layout
Update the IDB since the last IDB backup:
Current situation Recovery procedure (updating the IDB)
The transaction logs are available.
Replay IDB Transaction Logs
The transaction logs are not available.
Update IDB by Importing Media
Steps to manually recover the IDB
1. Create a new IDB.
2. Configure a logical device that is compatible with the media containing the IDB backup. View
the
media.log file to determine the tape that contains the latest IDB backup.
3. Import the tape into the existing IDB into a Media Pool using the Logical Device.
Note: This is not needed if the database is still operational and contains the session
information from the desired backup session.
4. Restore the desired backup session data onto the system in an alternate location using the
"into" feature of Restore, using the restore wizard. You may be able to restore into the
partition or directory where you have located the
db40, since you will likely have available
disk space there, just don't overwrite the existing active database,
db40 directory.
5. After the
restore - into has completed, stop the Data Protector servers. Be sure to stop all
GUI's and sessions before proceeding, the database will be moved. Stop the Data Protector
services; do not move the IDB while the services are running.
omnisv –stop
6. Move/rename the current database to a temporary name, then move the restored database
into place. For Windows Cell Managers, use the windows explorer. For Unix use the
following commands:
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