Restore Catalog Command - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User Manual

4. Follow the instructions to select the media to be imported and to schedule the job.
5. If you schedule the job to run now, it will start as soon as you click Finish on the last screen of the
wizard.
The Restore Catalog... command provides a quick method of restoring your current catalog, e.g., in case
it has been corrupted. Use this command only when your current set of media is intact. For example, you
might use this command if the Data Protector Express backup server has crashed.
The Restore Catalog... command differs significantly from the Import Media... command. The
Restore Catalog... command replaces the current catalog with the last known good catalog on that
media. The Import Media... command, on the other hand, does not replace the current catalog; it only
adds additional data to it.
The advantage of the Restore Catalog... command is that it provides a quick and easy way to replace a
lost or corrupted Data Protector Express catalog. (You could use the Import Media... command to
restore a corrupted catalog, but this process is very time consuming and, if you have multiple tapes, might
require many hours or even days.)
All current information in the current Data Protector Express catalog will be lost when you use the
Restore Catalog... command. This command does not append data to the current catalog; it replaces the
current catalog with the last known good catalog on that media.
To restore a catalog
Use the Restore Catalog wizard to create a job that quickly restores the catalog from available
media.
1. Locate the media on which you have backed up the catalog you wish to restore. Normally, this is the
last backup job run.
If you printed the log from the last backup job, you can identify the media which contains the
catalog. To make certain the catalog is regularly backed up, check the Selection tab of the backup job to
verify that the catalog for your storage domain is checked.
2. Insert the media into the appropriate backup device and then select it in the object detail area of the
Devices view.
3. Select Restore Catalog... from the Commands task pane or the shortcut menu.
4. Select the device or library and storage slot from the tree.
5. In the Catalog to Restore field, select from the following restore modes.
Select Any to restore any catalog version stored on the selected media.
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Select Latest to restore only the most recent catalog stored on the selected media.
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6. Click Start.
7. Exit Data Protector Express to finish the restore process. When you restart Data Protector Express,
the catalog will be restored.
If Data Protector Express is running as a service, you must stop and restart the service. Use the
Data Protector Express Service Control Manager to start and stop the Data Protector Express service.