Managing the Data Protector Internal Database

Recovering the IDB

You can use the IDB consistency check to determine which part of the IDB is corrupted. Depending on the level of corruption, the IDB recovery procedure differs.

Figure 9-11 IDB Corruption Levels
How to Identify the

Identify the level of IDB corruption using the omnidbcheck -extended

Corruption Level

command:

 

 

NOTE

The extended check may take several hours. To avoid an extended period

 

of system downtime, you can run subparts of the omnidbcheck command

 

instead. For example, run the omnidbcheck -coreto determine whether

 

the core part of the IDB is corrupted.

 

After identifying the level of corruption, perform the appropriate

 

 

recovery procedure. Refer to “Overview of IDB Recovery Methods” on

 

page 417.

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