Open System Services Management and Operations Guide (G06.27+, H06.04+)
Managing OSS Files
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OSS Files and Backup/Restore Utilities (T9074)
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The disk volumes used by OSS on the system to be restored have the same 
names as the disk volumes to be used on the system to be restored.
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The size of the each disk volume to be restored on the target system is the same 
as the corresponding disk volume on the source system.
In volume mode, BACKUP backs up only what is on the volume being archived. If you 
use BACKUP for OSS files, you must make sure that all filesets and all the catalog files 
for those filesets you are backing up reside entirely on the single disk being archived.
To back up and restore OSS files using BACKUP and RESTORE:
1. Perform all steps described in Backing Up the OSS Environment Using a Version 
of Backup/Restore on page 6-14.
2. Back up user Guardian files and related information as described in Backing Up 
User Files on page 6-15.
3. Stop all filesets on the source system as described in Stopping (Unmounting) a 
Fileset on page 5-13.
4. Stop all disk volumes used for OSS catalogs and OSS data files on the source 
system.
5. Use the BACKUP VOLUME mode option to backup the OSS catalog disk volume 
from the source system.
6. Use the BACKUP VOLUME mode option to backup the OSS data file disk volumes 
from the source system.
7. Use the RESTORE VOLUME mode option to restore the OSS catalog disk volume 
to the target system.
8. Use the RESTORE VOLUME mode option to restore the OSS data file disk 
volumes to the target system.
9. Restore any other files backed up in Step 2.
10. Start the OSS Monitor. If necessary, use an OBEY file for the kernel subsystem 
SCF interface to restore its configuration in the persistence monitor and OBEY files 
or RESTORE to restore the configuration of the OSS environment.
11. Use RESTORE to restore the storage-pool files. The source and target system 
DEVICELABEL values must match.
12. Restore the remainder of the OSS environment as described in Restoring NonStop 
SQL/MP Programs Using Backup/Restore Utilities (T9074) on page 6-24 and 
Restoring Security Data Used For File Access on page 6-24.
13. Start all filesets.










