Re: Informix manuals - imported restore

Hi, imported restore using onbar and ISM is described in "IBM Informix Storage Manager Administrator's Guide" chapter "Transferring Data with the Imported Restore". It can be found at following URL: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v10/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.ism.doc/ism107.htm Andreas On Wednesday 28 December 2005 01:31, you wrote: > Has anyone done an imported restore using onbar and ISM? > > Apparently you can > > a) use onbar/Ism on one host to backup to disk > b) restore onto another host (possibly without copying everything over) > > The restore involves logging into the new host with INFORMIXSERVER set > to > the old servername and ISM_CLIENT/ISM_SERVER environment variables > set... > > The manual (Backup and Recovery Guide) has a section on Imported > Restore > and it is crap. No details on how to do it via ISM. Or if you can > restore > from a remote ISM setup. > > I've seen something on there (39 steps) but sections are unclear > e.g. set INFORMIXSERVER etc but to the source or target INFORMIXSERVER > name? > and this involves copying everything over that I'm not sure is > required. > > Also these steps (from Malcolm Wellans) include ISM_CLIENT and > ISM_SERVER > env vars that are not in the manuals. > > Anyone? > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list

Thanks for that. I was looking at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v10/topic/com.ibm.bar.doc/barmst156.htm "To perform the imported restore... Storage-manager configuration files, if any The storage-manager configuration files might need updating." "The storage-manager configuation files might need updating" ?? How clear is that? We need examples for ISM, Tivoli (an IBM product) and Veritas NetBackup as least. Also... http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v10/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.ism.doc/ism128.htm "For information on using nsr commands with ISM, see your Legato NetWorker documentation." WTF?? What Legato Networker documentation? As a matter of interest which ISM versions match what Legato Networker versions?

On Thursday 29 December 2005 00:55, david@smooth1.co.uk wrote: > Thanks for that. > > I was looking at > > http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v10/topic/com.ibm.bar.d >oc/barmst156.htm > > "To perform the imported restore... > > Storage-manager configuration files, if any > The storage-manager configuration files might need updating." > > "The storage-manager configuation files might need updating" ?? How > clear is that? If you look for documentation for imported restore using onbar and ISM then choose "IBM Informix Storage Manager Administrator's Guide" chapter "Transferring Data with the Imported Restore". It can be found at following URL: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v10/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.ism.doc/ism107.htm > > We need examples for ISM, Tivoli (an IBM product) and Veritas NetBackup > as least. Informix documentation contains an example for ISM presented in a detailed step by step tutorial (next pages of the URL above): Step 1: Backing Up the Source Database Server to ISM http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v10/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.ism.doc/ism108.htm Step 2: Porting ISM to Your Target Database Server http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v10/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.ism.doc/ism109.htm Step 3: Restoring Data from ISM to the Target Database http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v10/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.ism.doc/ism110.htm > > Also... > > http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v10/index.jsp?topic=/co >m.ibm.ism.doc/ism128.htm > > "For information on using nsr commands with ISM, see your Legato > NetWorker documentation." > > WTF?? What Legato Networker documentation? ISM is based on a product known as "Legato Networker". It was limited e.g. to allow local operation only and backup to 4 devices only. Therefore some "Legato Networker" commands are delivered with ISM. Most of them has ISM wrappers (ism* commands). Andreas > > As a matter of interest which ISM versions match what Legato Networker > versions? > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list