HP RISS Components manual Backup file locations, Restoring DB2 and master configuration file backups

Table 41 DB Backup History

Feature	Description
Backup Status	General status of the backup server and each of its services.
	•	A check icon indicates normal operation.
	•	A ! icon indicates a problem or inactive service.
Configuration	Configuration information such as backup service (enabled or disabled),
Information	job schedule (time) database backup file path location, Tivoli version.
RISS Backup Events	Information about the backup.
Table 42 Link to DB and Data Backup view
Origin	Link
left menu	Data Management > DB and Data backup

Backup file locations

•Database backup files: The database backup files and DB2 transaction log files are stored on

the database server (partition: /db2/VolBack). The files are mirrored to a directory on the kickstart machine (/install/db2backups). Database files are backed up once a day, and the local backups are kept for two days before they are deleted.

•Master configuration files: There are three master configuration files: BlackBoxConfig.jcml,

Domain.jcml, and the UserKeyStore file in the /install/configs/primary directory on the kickstart server. Whenever one of these files is changed and the converter and Registry Loader are run, the changed files are copied to the PCC machine, to the directory

/usr/local/MasterConfigFiles.

(To run the RegistryLoader script after changing a configuration file, run the following script on the kickstart server: regloader.pl -cv.)

NOTE:

The file BlackBoxConfig.bct is not included in the backup, because it can be generated from BlackBoxConfig.jcml (/install/tools/converter/dumpBCT). The script createBBC.zr generates the .jcml version that is then backed up.

If the backup server is installed and application backup (APP) is enabled in the BlackBoxConfig.bct file, the database backup files and copies of the master configuration files are also backed up to tape.

Restoring DB2 and master configuration file backups

The DB2 database can be restored from the backup files on the /db2/VolBack partition on the database server. When data is lost because the database machine was reinstalled, restore the backup files first. Restore the backup files from either the copy on the kickstart server, or tape backups if application backup is enabled.

The functionality to restore the database backup partition and the database itself is implemented in the script: /opt/bin/backup/db2BackupUtility on the database server. Obtain detailed usage information by running the command without any arguments.

Follow these steps to restore the database:

1.Before restoring the database, stop all RISS applications by issuing /opt/bin/stop on the PCC server.

2.Log on to the database system.

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