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Chapter 11 Using Backup Media to Recover from a System Failure
This chapter describes how to recover from a major system failure. The
sections in this chapter are:
* Reloading Your System Configuration
* Restoring Files from Partial Backup Tapes
* Restoring Files from Full Backup Tapes
In the event of a major system failure, you may need to reload your
system from backup media. Regardless of which method you used to back up
your system, your backups contain three important types of information:
* Your operating system (native library, system library)
configuration.
* The file system directory.
* User and system files.
Depending upon the nature of the system failure, you might need to reload
any one of these components or all three. You reload your system
configuration from your system load backup, and you reload your file
system directory and system and user files from your STORE backups.
Always consult your Hewlett-Packard representative before you completely
reload system information from backup media. To completely reload your
system from backup media, perform the following steps:
1. Reload the system configuration from your backup system load tape.
Refer to the instructions below.
2. Use the RESTORE command to copy system and user files and the file
system directory from your most recent backups to disk. Follow
the instructions below.
3. If your most recent backups are from a partial backup, use RESTORE
to copy files from your most recent full backups to disk, keeping
the files you have already restored from the partial backup.
Follow the instructions below.