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.
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:
Reload the system configuration from your backup system load tape.
Refer to the instructions below.
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.
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.
