You can perform an in-place restore of Informix database.
Before You Begin
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Full instance restore initiates salvage log backup that requires backup activity to be enabled at the destination instance level.
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Enable backup activity control. To enable activity control, see Activity Control.
Procedure
Perform Entire Instance or Whole System Restore with Salvage Log Backup
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From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers | <Client> | Informix.
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Right-click the <Instance>, point to All Tasks and then click Browse and Restore.
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Select Latest Backup.
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Click View Content.
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From the Browse window, select all the dbspaces, and click Recover All selected.
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On the General tab of the Restore Options dialog box, perform the following:
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Perform an entire instance restore, in the Restore Mode section, select either the Entire Instance Restore option or the Whole Restore option.
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Select both the Physical and Logical check boxes.
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Restore the emergency boot file (ixbar), oncfg and ONCONFIG files, select the Restore Emergency Boot File (ixbar) and Restore ONCONFIG File checkboxes.
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Click OK.
Perform Entire Instance or Whole System Restore without Salvage Log Backup
Important
To avoid salvage log backup, perform logical restore followed by physical restore.
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From the CommCell Browser, navigate to Client Computers | <Client> | Informix.
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Right-click the <Instance>, point to All Tasks and then click Browse and Restore.
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Select Latest Backup.
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Click View Content.
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From the Browse window, select all the dbspaces, and click Recover All selected.
The Informix restore option dialog box opens.
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On the General tab, perform the following actions:
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To perform an instance restore, in the Restore Mode section, select either the Entire Instance Restore option or the Whole Restore option.
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To perform physical restore, select the Physical check box.
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Select only Physical check box and deselect the Logical check box.
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Restore the emergency boot file (ixbar), oncfg and ONCONFIG files, select the Restore Emergency Boot File (ixbar) and Restore ONCONFIG File checkboxes.
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Click OK.
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After successful completion of the physical restore, select all the dbspaces from the Browse window, and click Recover All selected.
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From the Informix restore option dialog box, select the Logical checkbox.
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Select only Logical check box and deselect the Physical check box.
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Click OK.