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restback command

The restback command lets you restore a backup.

Synopsis

/vs/bin/util/restback [-ap] -nnfslocation|-ttapedrive [-ffilename] [-Iarchiveindex] [-lfilelist] [-ostop_oracle] [-uoracle_user]

Description

The restback command restores files from a backup. The command can perform a full restore (only as disaster recovery) or can restore a filelist of files. If no filelist is entered, a complete backup file is restored (unless the backup file has extension of .full).

The following table shows arguments for this command:

Argument

Description

Comments

ap

-a – List archives available to restore from

-p – Print contents of an archive

Optional

nfslocation

NFS mount directory

Example: /mnt/br

tapedrive

Tape Drive

Example: /dev/rmt/0n

filename

Backup archive file name. This option will only be used with a Network File System restore.

Example: restback -n/mnt/br -fpusvfire2.D011006T031044

archiveindex

Location of the archive on the tape. This option will only be used with the tape.

Example: restback -t /dev/rmt/0n -I1

filelist

Name of the file that contains a list of files to back up (see Creating a file list for a partial backup or restore)

Optional

stop_oracle

1 – Stop Oracle before restoring files

0 – Do not stop Oracle before restoring files

Optional

oracle_user

User name to log into Oracle. This Oracle user account must have permission to stop and start the Oracle server.

Optional

See also

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