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STORE and TurboSTORE/iX Products Manual

Chapter 11  Restoring Files 

This chapter describes the RESTORE process and options.  You RESTORE a
file by transferring it from a STORE backup to disk.  You might need to
RESTORE a single file, for example, when a user accidentally deletes it.
You might restore all the files in an account after you have permanently
archived the account offline, deleted the files, and a user needs access
to the files again.  After a major system failure, you might need to
RESTORE all of your files from backups.


NOTE  Restoring from sequential devices is supported in all STORE and
      TurboSTORE products.  However, if you want to restore from parallel
      devices, you must have either TurboSTORE/iX II (B5151AA) or
      TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 True-Online Backup (B5152AA).


This chapter describes step-by-step procedures for restoring files with
RESTORE. The sections in this chapter are as follows:

   *   Preparing to Restore Files

   *   Restoring Different Format Tapes

   *   Referencing Files in a RESTORE Command

   *   Issuing a RESTORE Command

   *   Restoring from Labeled Tapes

   *   Restoring from Single Devices

   *   Restoring from Multiple Devices (RESTORESET)

   *   Restoring Files from a Disk File

   *   Restoring Files from Magneto-Optical Disk (MOSET and NAME)

   *   RESTORE Command Options

   *   Monitoring RESTORE Command Progress

   *   When RESTORE is Complete


       CAUTION 

            *   Do not use RESTORE to transfer any of the files
                originally on your system load tape from LDEV 1 to a
                system disk other than LDEV 1.  These files are contained
                in the SYS account and can be displayed by entering the
                SY configurator of the SYSGEN utility and using the SHOW
                command.

            *   Do not purge or put a lockword on these files.

            *   Do not use any command other than SYSGEN to manage the
                files within a configuration group.  These configuration
                files come as a set and individual files may not be moved
                between groups or systems.  Such actions make these
                system files inaccessible, causing problems either
                immediately or at a later time.



NOTE  For simplicity, the term tape is used throughout the procedures in
      this chapter.  Substitute the appropriate media and device where
      applicable.

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