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Chapter 7 - Rebuilding Services or the System

Overview

Note: If a severe hardware malfunction (such as a damaged server disk) occurs, you must restore the system by re-installing your Banyan software. See Chapter 11 for more information.

Rebuilding a Service

Preparing to Rebuild a Service

Note: When rebuilding a file service, the top-level ARLs from the backup tape overwrite the existing values.

To Rebuild a Service

1. From the Operator Menu, select Backup/Restore. The Backup/Restore Menu appears.

Figure 7-1. Backup/Restore Menu Screen

2. Choose Restore. The Insert Media screen appears.

Figure 7-2. Insert Media Screen

3. Insert the tape or diskette containing the complete system backup into the drive.

4. Choose one of the following:

- CONTINUE to proceed. The Restore Menu appears.

- ABORT to cancel. The Backup/Restore Menu appears.

Figure 7-3. Restore Menu Screen

5. Choose Rebuild a Service. The Restore Service Menu appears.

Figure 7-4. Restore Service Menu Screen

6. Choose one of the following:

- Service of the Same Name

- Service of Another Name

The Select Service Menu appears and lists the services available on the backup media.

Figure 7-5. Select Service Menu Screen

7. Choose the service to rebuild. You can rebuild the service with its original name or a new name as follows:

- If you chose Service of Another Name in step 6, the Select Service Menu presents a list of services available on the server. Continue with
step 8.

- If you chose Service of the Same Name in step 6, the Confirm Restore Menu appears. Skip to step 9.

8. Choose the new service name to use for the rebuilt service. The Confirm Restore Menu appears.

Figure 7-6. Confirm Restore Menu Screen

9. Choose one of the following;

- Restore this Service. The service information is copied to the server.

- Cancel Restoring this Service. The Backup/Restore Menu appears.

Messages indicating which files were found and restored are displayed. The files are restored as they are ordered on the backup.

Figure 7-7. Restored Files Screen

When all of the backup files are restored, the number of restored files and directories is displayed.

Figure 7-8. Files and Directories Restored Screen

10. Press ENTER. The tape rewinds and the Load Next Incremental Menu appears.

Figure 7-9. Load Next Incremental Screen

11. Do one of the following:

- If you have an incremental backup to load, insert the next tape or diskette in the backup series. Continue with step 12. If the tape you insert is not the next tape in the current backup series, the Incorrect Sequence screen appears, prompting you to load another tape.

- If you have no more incremental backups to load, choose Return to Backup/Restore Menu.

Figure 7-10. Incorrect Sequence Screen

12. Choose Load Next Incremental in Series.

13. Repeat steps 11 and 12 until you have loaded all of the necessary incremental backups.

14. If you keep a written record of server events, record the event in the record. Store the backups in a safe place.

Rebuilding the Complete System

Preparing to Rebuild the Complete System

To Rebuild the Complete System

1. From the Operator Menu, choose Shut Down Server Software. You are prompted to confirm the shutdown.

2. Enter Y and press ENTER. The Shut Down Menu appears.

3. Choose Shut Down Services and Return Console to Operator Menu. You are prompted to notify users.

4. Enter Y. Users receive notification of the shutdown. After one minute, services are halted and the Operator Menu appears.

5. Choose Backup/Restore. The Backup/Restore Menu appears.

Figure 7-11. Backup/Restore Menu Screen

6. Choose Restore. The Insert Media screen appears.

Figure 7-12. Insert Media Screen

7. Insert the complete system backup into the drive.

8. Choose one of the following:

- CONTINUE to proceed. The Restore Menu appears. Continue with step 9.

- ABORT to cancel. You exit the procedure. The Backup/Restore Menu appears.

Figure 7-13. Restore Menu Screen

Note: If you do not insert a complete backup into the drive, the Restore Menu does not appear. Cancel the procedure and start over after you obtain the correct backup.

9. Choose Rebuild Complete System. The Rebuild Complete System screen appears. You are prompted to continue.

Figure 7-14. Rebuild Complete System Screen

10. Choose one of the following:

- YES to confirm that you want to continue with the rebuild operation. The rebuild process begins. Continue with step 11.

- NO to stop the procedure. You exit the procedure. The Backup/Restore Menu appears.

11. Messages similar to the following are displayed:

Preparing server for system rebuild...
Rebuilding system databases.
Restore successful.
Rebuilding device drivers...
Done rebuilding device drivers.

The Load Next Incremental Menu appears.

Figure 7-15. Load Next Incremental Menu Screen

12. Do one of the following:

- If you have an incremental backup to load, choose Load Next Incremental in Series.

- If you do not have an incremental backup to load, choose Return to Backup/Restore Menu.

13. Press ESC. The system upgrades services as necessary and rebuilds the UNIX kernel and all device drivers.

After all server information is restored, the following message appears:

Full restore complete. You may now reboot your server.

Although VINES Files exists on the backup, VINES Files is not restored during this procedure.

14. Reboot the server. The server initializes and then displays the Service Monitor.

15. If you keep a written record of server events, record the event in the record. Store the backups in a safe place.

Displaying the Current Rebuild History

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