As restoring your backup data is very crucial, it is recommended that you
perform a simple restore operation immediately after your first full backup to
understand the process. The following sections explains the steps for performing
simple browse and restore operations.
Prior to running your first restore operation, ensure the following:
Verify that the CommServe, MediaAgent and media library are powered on.
You have successfully done a backup of the data to be restored.
Verify that the media from which you wish to perform the restore is
available in the CommCell. Use the
List Media feature to identify the media required by the restore
operation.
Always ensure that sufficient space has been allocated for the restore.
Restores can be run on-demand or can be scheduled to be run at a later point
of time. The following sections explain the procedure to perform your first
restore operation.
This type of Browse and Restore is geared towards end-users and illustrates performing a basic
browse and restore of documents:
1.
From the CommCell Browser, to browse and restore documents, select one
of the following methods:
Instance Level:
Right-click a Documentum instance, select All Tasks then click
Browse Backup Data.
From the Browse Options
dialog box, accept the default Browse the Latest Data.
Then click Documentum View option and specify a
subclient (e.g., default) that contains documents.
Click OK.
Subclient Level:
Right-click a Documentum subclient that contains documents and
select Documentum File Browse.
From the Browse Options
dialog box, accept the default Browse the Latest Data.
Click OK.
2.
The Browse window is displayed, containing data objects such as files,
folders, etc. and consists of two parts:
The left pane displays the object tree at the selected
level.
The right pane displays the contents of the selected object tree.
Note that the window displays only the data that was obtained by a data protection
operation. Data
that is excluded by a filter, or data which did not exist as of the
specified browse time does not appear in the window.
3.
Select the instance node in the left pane. The files will be
selected in the right pane. Select one or more files and click the Recover All Selected button at the bottom of the
window.
Select the name of the source client computer in the Destination Client from the list.
If performing an in-place restore, click Restore to same
folder. Otherwise, specify a path in Specify Documentum
Destination Folder Path.
To check the documents into the Documentum Repository, click Create Entities in Repository
and:
In Specify Destination Path for Storage Area Files, enter the file system path on the destination computer to which the
files will be restored. Typically, this would be a system path on the
Primary Content Server. Click one of the following:
Current Active Version to check the file in with the same version
number that is currently active in Documentum.
Next Minor Version to check the restored file to the next
Minor Version. For example, if the restored document was a Minor version
(e.g., 1.2), it will be check it into the next Minor version (e.g., 1.3).
If the restored document is a Major version (e.g., 2.0), it will be checked
into the next Minor version (e.g., 2.1).
Next Major Version to check-in the file to the next major
version. For example, if the
restored document was a Major version (e.g., 2.0), it will check it into the next
Major version (e.g., 3.0). If the restored document was a Minor version
(e.g., 1.2), it will check it into the next Major version (e.g., 2.0).
Select the following option to restore and recover the
documents.
Skip
5.
If you need to run the backup operation immediately, select Immediate
from the Job Initiation tab.
This type of Browse and Restore is geared towards administrators and illustrates performing a basic
browse and restore of all components of a Documentum Repository (database,
storage area, or full-text indexes):
To ensure consistent restores, it is recommended to shutdown the Documentum Repository
and the database in an appropriate mode before
restoring.
1.
From the CommCell Browser, to browse and restore components of a
Documentum Repository, select
one of the following methods
Right-click the Documentum agent, select All Tasks then click
Browse Documentum.
Right-click a Documentum instance, select All Tasks then click
Browse Backup Data.
2.
From the Browse Options
dialog box,
click OK to execute the browse using the Browse the Latest Data
option.
3.
The Browse window is displayed, containing data objects such as
database, storage area, full-text index and consists of two parts:
The left pane displays the object tree at the selected
level.
The right pane displays the contents of the selected object tree.
Note that the window displays only the data that was obtained by a data protection
operation. Data
that is excluded by a filter, or data which did not exist as of the
specified browse time does not appear in the window.
4.
Select the components in the right pane that are required to restore.
Click the Recover All Selected button at the bottom of the
window.
To restore the database, from the Documentum Restore Options (Database) tab:
Select the name of the client computer in the Destination Client from the list.
Specify a Catalog Connect string.
You can use the three fields (spaces) to enter the connect string
for the catalog database. Use the first field to type the recovery
catalog database user ID. Use the second field to type the password
for the user ID, and use the third field to type the recovery
catalog service name.
Select Restore Data to restore the database.
7.
If you need to run the restore operation immediately, select Immediate
from the Job Initiation tab.
Once a restore job has completed, it may be useful to view specific historical
information about the job, such as the following:
View Restore Items; items in the job that were Successful, Failed,
Skipped or All.
View Job Details
View Events of the restore job.
View Log files of the restore job.
This information can be viewed in the Job History window, which is accessible
at the client computer, iDataAgent, instance, or subclient level in the CommCell
Console.
The history provided depends on the entity from which the job history is viewed.
For example, viewing job history from the instance level will yield information
for the jobs performed for that instance. Conversely, viewing job history from the
agent level will yield information for jobs run from all subclients within that
instance.
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the entity (e.g., instance, client
computer, etc.) whose job restore history you want to view, click View,
and then click Restore History.
From the Job History filter window, select the filter options, if
any, that you want to apply, and then click OK.
From the Job History window, right-click the job whose restored items
you want to view; click View Restore Items, and select from the type
of items to view: Successful, Failed, Skipped or All.
The Restored Files window will display the selected type of restored
items for the job.
