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To restore (recover) backup data from tape to the secondary volume:

1.

Execute

EX_DRM_TAPE_RESTORE

to restore the SQL Server database from tape to the secondary

volume.

2.

Execute the

drmsqlcat

command with

instA

specified to check the backup ID.

3.

Execute the

drmsqlrestore

command with

instB

specified as the

-instance

argument to

restore the SQL Server database on the secondary volume.

4.

Execute the

drmsqlrecover

command or

drmsqlrecovertool

command with

instB

specified to recover the SQL Server database.

Example of restoring (recovering) an SQL Server database on the log distribution destination

An example of restoring (recovering) an SQL Server database on the secondary volume is described
below.

To recover on the secondary volume:

1.

If the backup catalog was not imported at the time of backup, execute the

drmdbimport

command to import the backup catalog.

2.

Execute the

drmsqlcat

command with

instA

specified to check the backup ID.

3.

Execute the

drmsqlrestore

command with

instB

specified as the

-instance

argument to

restore the SQL Server database on the secondary volume.

4.

Execute the

drmsqlrecover

command or

drmsqlrecovertool

command with

instB

specified to recover the SQL Server database.

Example of restoring (recovering) an SQL Server database on the primary volume

An example of restoring (recovering) an SQL Server database on the primary volume is described
below.

To restore (recover) data on the primary volume:

1.

If there is no data to restore (recover) on the secondary volume, restore the SQL Server database
to the secondary volume by conventional procedures.

2.

Execute the

drmsqlrestore

command with

instB

specified as the

-instance

argument to

restore the SQL Server database from the secondary volume to the primary volume.

3.

Execute the

drmsqlrecover

command or

drmsqlrecovertool

command with

instB

specified to recover the SQL Server database.

Deleting backup data

If the backup data in the secondary volume is no longer necessary, you may delete it. Backup data
is deleted after being backed up from the secondary volume to tape, or restored from the secondary
volume to the primary volume.

To delete the backup data:

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