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Using External Restore Commands

Use the ontape -p -e command to perform a cold external restore. This command marks the storage spaces as physically restored. The following diagram shows the external physical restore syntax.

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramPerforming an External Physical Restore:
 
|-- -p-- -e-----------------------------------------------------|
 
Element Purpose Key Considerations
-e Specifies an external restore Must be used with the -p option.
-p Specifies a physical restore In a cold restore, if you do not specify storage space names, all of them are marked as restored. After the physical restore completes, you must perform a logical restore.

Use the ontape -l command to perform a logical restore. For more information, see Performing a Restore.

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