ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Operator's Guide for Tape Backup Option 13.0 -Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000/Microsoft(R) Windows Sever(TM) 2003-, -Solaris-, -HP-UX-, -Linux-, -AIX-

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Appendix B Restoring from Tape when the Cluster Service is Stopped

This chapter explains the procedure for restoration when the cluster service of a Storage Server is stopped.

B.1 Overview

If the restoration destination volume is registered as a cluster resource, the cluster service of the Storage Server must be stopped in order to perform restoration. To restore backup data that is stored on tape media, the "physical IP address file" must be specified.

B.2 Restoration procedure

In the case of Tape Backup of AdvancedCopy Manager, the following procedure uses to restore data from tape to the restoration destination volume that is registered as a cluster resource.

1. Create a "physical IP address file" on the Storage Server. Specify any file name and file path. An example of describing the file is shown below.

   STGSRV_PHYS_IP-10.124.6.236

   Item	Meaning
   STGSRV_PHYS_IP	Specifies the physical IP address of the node of the Storage Server subject to restoration.

2. Stop the cluster services in both nodes.
3. Login to the node of the Storage Server to restore.
4. Execute the "Restore command (acmrestore)" with -f option. An example is shown below.

   [for Solaris/Linux/HP-UX/AIX]

   # /opt/FJSVswstc/bin/acmrestore -g 2 -m TAPW -f /home/acm/serverA_physIP /dev/sfdsk/CLS1/dsk/vol1 /dev/sfdsk/CLS1/dsk/vol1 acmrestore completed #

   [for Windows]

   C:\> C:\Win32app\AdvancedCopyManager\bin\acmrestore -g 2 -m TAPE -f D:\serverA_physIP g1d1p2
   g1d1p2 acmrestore completed
   C:\>

5. Start the cluster services.

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