Performing an IBM i Agent Full Data Restore Operation

Use this procedure when you performed an IBM i DR recovery operation and the job did not successfully complete but the operating system and system data have been recovered from the ISO images of the DR subclient backup.

Additionally, you can use this procedure when you already have an IBM i client with the operating system installed and wish to restore data saved in all subclients of a backup set.

For more information about the full data restore options, see IBM i Full Data Restore Options.

Before You Begin

Procedure

1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers > client > File System.

2. Right-click the backup_set, point to All Tasks, and then click Full Data Recovery.

   The The Full data recovery dialog box appears.

3. Configure the Full data recovery settings.

   1. From the Source Client list, select the client where you performed the backup.

   2. Click Next.

   From the User Data BackupSet list, select the backup set that you want to restore.

   1. Click Next.

   2. From the Destination Client list, select the client where you want to restore the data.

      You can select the same client or a new client.

   3. The software restores the latest data by default, to change this option, clear the Restore Latest User Data check box and choose the date and time in next dialog box.

4. Click Next.

5. Select the restore options.

   Select the restore options.

   1. To restore the private authority, select the Restore Private Authority (PVTAUT) check box.

   2. To restore the spooled data file, select the Restore Spooled Data file check box.

   3. To restore the logical files over the physical files that were created in the system, in the Identifier for Restore Deferred Objects box, type an alphanumeric string.

      This option restores the logic files over the physical files in case the files are not in the same library. For example, when you restore the data and the physical files and the logical files are in different libraries. In order to restore the files, create an identifier, You can then restore by using that identifier. For example, if you use the "ABCD123" string as the identifier, you can restore the missing files at the end of the restore by using RSTDFROBJ. For more information, see the RSTLIB and DFRID options in the IBM manuals.

   4. From the Force Object Conversion (FRCOBJCVN) list, select the object conversion.

      The default is *SYSVAL.

   5. From the Allow Object Differences (ALLOWOBJDIF) list, select the how to allow object differences.

      The default is *NONE.

   6. To prevent restoring libraries whose names begin with Q from regular subclient backups, select the Skip restoring libraries that start with Q check box.

   7. Click Next.

      The Output Log Options dialog box appears.

6. From the Output log destination list, select the log output option.

   The default is *NONE. For more information, see IBM i Agent Advanced Backup - Log Output.

7. Click OK.

To monitor the progress of the restore job, see Job Controller.

To view the job history, see Job History.

Result

The following data is restored in sequence:

• Security data is restored by putting the destination IBM i client in a restricted state

• Configuration data

• *IBM libraries (except QTCP)

• User libraries

• QHST log files

• The RCLDLO command is executed in restricted state

• QDLS data

• IFS data

• Private authorities are restored by executing the RSTAUT command