HP B6960-90078 Recovering the IDB Without the IDB Recovery File

Managing the Data Protector Internal Database

Recovering the IDB

-dev scsi0:0:0:0

-mahost goedl.hermes

-maid 0100007f:3a486bd7:0410:0001

-position 3:0

-daid 977824764

2.Modify the restjob.txt file to specify the current device or the slot in which the media are currently located.

For example, if the DDS drive that had the SCSI address scsi0:0:0:0 at backup time has the SCSI address scsi0:0:1:0 at restore time, the restjob.txt file should be modified accordingly:

-name LDEV -policy 1 -type 1

-dev scsi0:0:1:0 -mahost cm.dom.com

-maid 0100007f:3a486bd7:0410:0001 -position 3:0

-daid 977824764

3.Run the restore with the omnidbrestore -read C:\TEMP\restjob.txt command.

The command guides you through restoring the IDB and replaying transaction logs since the last IDB backup.

If the transaction logs are not available, you can still update the IDB by importing all media used since the last IDB backup. In this case, refer to “Updating the IDB by Importing Media” on page 433.

Recovering the IDB Without the IDB Recovery File

Use this procedure to recover the IDB if the IDB recovery file (obrindex.dat) is not available.

Prerequisites Ensure the following before performing the database recovery:

•Mount a disk of the same size as before the disaster on the same directories as at the IDB backup time (on Windows systems, the same

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