Redirected restore prerequisites

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The following requirements must be met for the Backup Object Manager to successfully run a redirected restore.

  • Only a backup of type FULL can be used for a redirected restore.
  • A TDI image must be available for the backup to be restored.
  • The database must not have a tablespace container that is a raw device.
  • DMS tablespace containers of the original system are available in these locations:
    • UNIX™ or Linux™:/db2/SAPSID/sapdatan
    • Windows™: drive:\db2\SAPSID\sapdatan (n is an integer)
  • SAPSID must be the database alias (SAPSID) and must consist of all uppercase characters or digits
  • SMS tablespace containers of the original system are available in these locations:
    • UNIX or Linux: /db2/SAPSID/...
    • Windows: drive:\db2\SAPSID\...