Getting Started Restore - Oracle iDataAgent

As restoring your backup data is very crucial, it is recommended that you perform a restore operation immediately after your first full backup to understand the process. The following section explain the steps for restoring a database.

1.
  • From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers | <Client> | Oracle.
  • Right-click the <Instance>, point to All Tasks, and then click Browse Backup Data.
2. Click OK.
3.
  • In the right pane of the Browse window, click the <Instance> and select all the entities.
  • Click Recover All Selected.
4. Click Advanced.
5.
  • Click the Options tab.
  • In the Reset Logs box, select None.
  • Select the Switch Database mode for Restore checkbox.
  • Click OK.
6. Click OK.
7. You can monitor the progress of the restore job in the Job Controller.
8.

Once the restore job has completed, right-click the agent and click View | Restore History.
9. Click OK.
10. You can view the following details about the job by right-clicking the job:
  • View Restore Items

    You can view them as Successful, Failed, Skipped or All.

  • View Job Details
  • View Events of the restore job.
  • View Log files of the restore job
  • View number of objects
  • View Rman Logs
11.

Once the database is restored, verify that the restored database and log files are available in the original location.

Congratulations -  You have successfully completed your first backup and restore.

If you want to further explore this Agent's features read the Advanced sections of this documentation.