Restoring a database

Edit online

Information about how to use the Data Protection for IBM® Domino® GUI to restore Domino databases is provided.

Before you begin

Restore is the first step in the two-step recovery process, and activation is the second step. Restore your Domino databases after a device failure or after a database has become corrupted. Domino databases are restored by reloading a database backup, and optionally applying updates from the transaction logs that occurred after the backup was taken. Database backups can be restored over corrupted databases or to a different database file. When you restore a database to an existing file, the data in the database is overwritten and replaced by the data in the backup version.

About this task

Perform these steps to restore a database.

Procedure

  1. Start the Data Protection for HCL Domino GUI.
  2. Open the Restore tab.
  3. Expand the IBM Storage Protect node in the list view. The tree expands showing backups from different servers.
  4. Expand the tree to display the Domino Data Directory.
  5. Under the Domino Data Directory, select a folder to display Domino databases.
  6. Select the databases that you want to restore.
  7. Select one of the following options:
    • Restore Options
      • If you want to restore to a different destination, enter the file path in the Restore Into field.
        • Example 1: Restore all selected databases to physical path e:\temp: 
          e:\temp\=
        • Example 2: Restore all selected databases to the temporary directory within the Notes® data directory: 
          temp\=
        See Domdsmc restore for more information about the /into parameter and the restore command.
      • If you want to activate and bring the database online, select the Activate check box.
      • Select Replace Existing Files to replace an existing database on the target machine with a restored database with the same path and name. This selection overrides settings in the Preferences file.
      Filtering Options
      • To reduce query processing time, specify a database name with letters and a wildcard character * in the By Database Name field. For example, if you specify a* all databases that begin with the letter a regardless of the folder name are displayed. Specifying folder\a* selects all databases that begin with a in the specified folder and its subfolders. Ensure to click Update after you type in the database query.
      • If you want to restore information from a particular point in time, click Set Point in Time. The Point in Time Restore dialog opens with the following options:
        • Check the Use Point in Time date when getting the list of databases check box.
        • Specify the date and time, or click Set Current Time. Click OK to return to the Restore window.
        • Click Update. Note, changes specified in the Point in Time dialog cause the directory tree to refresh and lose currently selected backups. You are prompted to continue.
  8. Click Restore. The progress box shows that the Data Protection for HCL Domino is restoring Domino databases. The Status shows the number of bytes restored.
  9. Click OK when processing completes.