STORE and TurboSTORE/iX Products Manual (B5151-90003)

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12 Using Backup Media to Recover from a
System Failure
This chapter describes how to recover from a major system failure. The sections in this
chapter are:
• Reloading Your System Configuration
• Restoring Files from Partial Backup Tapes
• Restoring Files from Full Backup Tapes
In the event of a major system failure, you may need to reload your system from backup
media. Regardless of which method you used to back up your system, your backups contain
three important types of information:
• Your operating system (native library, system library) configuration.
• The file system directory.
• User and system files.
Depending upon the nature of the system failure, you might need to reload any one of
these components or all three. You reload your system configuration from your system load
backup, and you reload your file system directory and system and user files from your
STORE backups. Always consult your Hewlett-Packard representative before you
completely reload system information from backup media. To completely reload your
system from backup media, perform the following steps:
1. Reload the system configuration from your backup system load tape. Refer to the
instructions below.
2. Use the RESTORE command to copy system and user files and the file system directory
from your most recent backups to disk. Follow the instructions below.
3. If your most recent backups are from a partial backup, use RESTORE to copy files from
your most recent full backups to disk, keeping the files you have already restored from
the partial backup. Follow the instructions below.