Restoring Databases

You can restore the NetMRI network database from a previously generated archive (that is stored on your local management computer) by using the administrative shell restore command.

When the database is restored, the system restores all previous configuration settings for the network along with all low-level data, all issues, and all summary results. Results will show a gap of inactivity starting at the time that the database archive was made and ending at the time the restore was performed. From that point forward, NetMRI processing proceeds normally.

The restore command restores a sequence of archive files in the order given. The command’s syntax is:

restore <archive_files> [option]

Additional restore options include:

• -https_certs: Only restores HTTPS certificates from the archive.
• -skip_scan_interfaces_config: Disables the restoration of scan interface configuration.

Because the archive command backs up only part of the data (see description above), you may need to restore multiple daily backup files to reconstruct a complete data set. Thus, the restore command enables you to specify multiple archive files (if you restored just the last file, you would reconstruct data for the last day or last 750MB, whichever is greater). As shown above, wildcards can be used to specify multiple archive files. If you list files separately, enter the oldest file first, then enter the rest in chronological order.

If previously enabled, data collection is automatically re-enabled when the restoration is complete. Otherwise, you will need to manually enable data collection on the Settings icon > Setup section > Collection and Groups > Global page.
After restoring the database, NetMRI resumes most normal operations.