Restoring system level data

You can restore system level data from a full system backup.

Before you begin

Before you can restore system level data, you must have a full system backup of the current version external to the Platform System Manager. You must be assigned the Hardware administration role with permission to Manage hardware resources (Full permission) to perform these steps.

If the Platform System Manager is in "Protect mode", the Platform System Manager should only be switched to "Protect mode" after the restore if the backup that is used for the restore references instances that have been updated to communicate with the Platform System Manager by using TLS 1.2.

About this task

Complete the following procedure to restore system level data.

Procedure

  1. Follow the steps in Creating backup locations to add a backup location.
  2. From the console, click System > Backup and Restore.
    Click the Refresh icon. The Restore table is displayed, showing the available restore locations where backup data is stored.
  3. Select a location from the Restore table by clicking the appropriate radio button and then click Restore data.

    The Restore Configuration window is displayed. The selected restore location name is displayed.

  4. Select System restore if it is not already selected for you.
  5. Select your backup from the list and click Restore data to start the restore operation.
    A link to the System > Job Queue page is provided so you can monitor the restore operation. During the restore process, the Platform System Manager user interface and services will go offline, and will be restarted. Once the user interface is started, you can check the restore status by looking at the job queue job. Note that all user interface IDs and passwords (including admin) will be restored to the values at the time of the backup.
  6. Verify that your existing deployments are shown and operational.