Troubleshooting guide

13 — Weekly maintenance tasks
Alcatel-Lucent 5620 Service Aware Manager 13-5
5620 SAM
System Administrator Guide
13.3 Testing 5620 SAM database restores
When you create daily 5620 SAM database backups, the 5620 SAM backups should
be tested to ensure that they can be used to restore the 5620 SAM database in the case
of a catastrophic failure.
Procedure 13-3 To test a 5620 SAM database restore
1 Generate comparison points for the 5620 SAM database, for example, the number
of managed devices and cards, by creating an inventory of information, as
described in the 5620 SAM User Guide. This information is used to compare against
the restored database information in a test environment to check the validity of
the database backup.
2 Ensure that a recent 5620 SAM database backup, such as from a scheduled backup
operation, is available.
3 Shut down any running 5620 SAM software on the station on which the restore test
is to occur.
4 FTP the database backup to the test station.
5 Ensure that the test database station has the same system configuration as the
actual database station, for example, partitioning, OS version, and OS patch level.
6 Log in to the database station as the root user.
7 Open a console window.
8 Navigate to the directory that contains the 5620 SAM installation software.
9 Enter the following:
# cd Linux ↵
Caution — Do not perform the database restore test in the NMS
domain. Ensure that there is no IP connectivity to any live network
devices.
Caution — Performing any 5620 SAM database modifications using the
Oracle database or tablespace tools can cause irreparable harm to the
database and your network management data. Performing such
modifications can void your Alcatel-Lucent warranty and support
agreements. Contact your Alcatel-Lucent technical support
representative to help you troubleshoot your 5620 SAM database.
Caution — The station must not have IP connectivity to the managed
devices in the network.
Release 13.0 R2 | May 2015 | 3HE 09815 AAAB TQZZA Edition 01