Recovering an online backup

To recover a backup that is taken from an online system, you must restore the databases in your system. After you restore the databases, you must reindex the data in the data store.

Note: Depending on the amount of data in the store, and the specification of the server, the reindex might take a long time to complete.

Procedure

  1. Ensure that any application servers are stopped.
    To stop the application server for the Analysis Repository, run the following command:
    setup -s onyx-server -t stop
    To stop the application server for the Information Store, run the following command:
    setup -s opal-server -t stop
  2. Restore the databases in your system by following the instructions for your database management system.
  3. Clear the search index from the system.
    To clear the search index for the Analysis Repository, run the following command:
    setup -s onyx-server -t clearSearchIndex
    To clear the search index for the Information Store, run the following command:
    setup -s opal-server -t clearSearchIndex
  4. Start the application servers for your system.
    To start the application server for the Analysis Repository, run the following command:
    setup -s onyx-server -t start
    To start the application server for the Information Store, run the following command:
    setup -s opal-server -t start
    The reindex process for each application server begins when you start the application server. The following message is displayed in the console: # Starting search index rebuild.
    Note: If the reindex process is interrupted, the process continues from where it was interrupted the next time that you start the application server.
  5. Start, or restart, the HTTP server that hosts the reverse proxy.

Results

After the reindex process is complete, the system is ready for use.

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