Registering InfoSphere Optim archives

Edit online

Register existing InfoSphere® Optim archives to access legacy archive data within IBM® Optim Archive without requiring data migration or rearchiving.

Before you begin

Before you begin, complete the following tasks:

Mount the volume that contains the InfoSphere Optim archives to your system.
In the optim-compose.yml file, add a volume entry under both the optim-runtime and optim-spark containers for each directory that contains archives:
```
- ${OPTIM_LEGACY_ARCHIVE_DIR:-./legacy_archive}:${LOCALFS_ROOT_PATH}/legacy/legacy_archive:z
```
To mount additional archive directories, add a corresponding volume entry for each one. The variable name and the internal path segment after legacy/ are user-defined. For example:
```
- ${OPTIM_LEGACY_ARCHIVE_SECOND_DIR:-./legacy_archive}:${LOCALFS_ROOT_PATH}/legacy/legacy_archive_second_dir:z
```
In the .env file, set OPTIM_LEGACY_ARCHIVE_DIR to the path where the InfoSphere Optim archives are stored. Add a corresponding variable for each additional volume entry. For more information about configuring the .env file, see Configuring Optim.

About this task

The InfoSphere Optim Archives integration allows you to use existing archives that were created in legacy InfoSphere Optim systems. You can use these archives within the new IBM Optim Archive platform. This integration eliminates the need for data migration or rearchiving. You can preserve your investment in historical archive data while you transition to the modern platform.

After you register InfoSphere Optim archives, you can complete the following tasks:

Access legacy archive data
Query legacy archive data
Restore data from legacy archives

You can use the same interface and workflows for legacy archives as you use for newly created archives. This consistency helps ensure consistent operations and accelerates platform adoption.

Procedure

From the navigation menu, click Archives .
Click Register existing archive.
In the Select archives step, navigate through the columns to browse the mounted archive directories and select the archives to register.
You can select or deselect individual archive files or entire folders at once. The panel displays the number of archives currently selected.
Click Next.
Optionally, in the Edit archive names (optional) step, edit the registration name of an archive by clicking the name in the table and typing a new value. Press Enter or click away to save.
Renaming only affects the name that IBM Optim Archive uses to identify the archive. It does not change the archive file name or its path on disk.
Click Register.
The system registers all selected InfoSphere Optim archives. A success message confirms the number of archives that the system registered successfully. The registered archives appear in the Archive files table, each displaying the file type InfoSphere Optim archive and a Registered badge.

Results

The InfoSphere Optim archive is now registered. The archive is available for use within IBM Optim Archive. You can complete the following tasks with the registered archives:

Browse the registered archives
Query the registered archives
Restore data from the registered archives

You can use the same workflows and interface for registered archives as you use for newly created archives.

What to do next

After you register InfoSphere Optim archives, you can perform the following operations:

Browse archive contents and view table data. For more information, see Exploring archives.
Query archived data by using the visual query builder or SQL editor. For more information, see Querying archived data with SQL.
Restore data from the archive to a target database. For more information, see Restoring data from an archive file.
Organize registered archives into collections for better management. For more information, see Managing archive collections.