Restoring the dm Files

Customized files which reside in the dm account must be restored in order to retain certain tailored system characteristics.

The following instructions for restoring customized files are generic. The actual messages that display differ from installation to installation, so the message dialogue is omitted. These instructions describe the method of restoring the most common files. Proceed with this process only if you are familiar with the content of these data files and are certain that part or all of the content of the default files can be overwritten.

To select the proper tape device:

  1. Insert the file-save tape.

  2. Enter:

  3. set-device device.number

To restore the user-coldstart macro item for custom startup routines:

Enter:

t-rew

sel-restore dm,, user-coldstart (o

Restore from F)ull/Account, I)ncremental or T)ransaction log (f/i/t): f

Account name on tape: dm

file name: <Enter>

Restore from incremental Save Tape (y/n)? n

To restore without overwriting the bp file for any custom programs in the dm,bp, file:

Enter:

t-rew

sel-restore dm,bp,

Restore from F)ull/Account, I)ncremental or T)ransaction log (f/i/t): f

Account name on tape: dm

file name: bp

Restore from incremental Save Tape (y/n)? n

Restore from transaction log tape (y/n)? n

Use the procedure above to restore the:

Executing Selective Restores from the dm Account

The following files and items may be selectively restored from the dm account, although they usually are not modified.

SQL

When upgrading with a file-save tape, if any table definitions are restored into the sql,tables, file execute the following commands from the SQL account.

sel-restore dict tables catalog_map (o

sql-upgrade-table *

Completing the Selective Restores

After you have finished restoring files and items selectively, rewind and detach the tape.

To rewind and detach the tape:

  1. If the tape has not been removed, rewind the tape and detach the device. Enter:

  2. t-rew

    t-det

  3. Remove the file-save tape from the device.

See Also

Upgrading with a File-Save Tape

Upgrade Instructions

Running restore-accounts

Restoring the mds Items

How to Proceed