Restoring specific types of information
This topic describes procedures for restoring particular types of information on the system. It also describes considerations when you restore particular types of information, whether you restore the information by using menu options or commands. The topics are presented in the same order as the recovery operations should occur.
- Recovering system information
You can customize some system information, such as edit descriptions and network attributes. When you run the Save System (SAVSYS) command this system information is saved. Whenever library QUSRSYS is saved with the Save Library (SAVLIB) or Save Changed Objects (SAVCHGOBJ) functions, the current system information will be retrieved and saved. The system information saved will be the same as that retrieved by the Retrieve System Information (RTVSYSINF) function. - Sequence for restoring security information
Recovering your system often requires restoring data and associated security information. It is essential that you restore security information in the correct sequence. Otherwise, object ownership and authority information is not restored correctly and your applications might not run correctly. - Restoring user profiles
You can restore a single user profile, a list of user profiles, or all user profiles. You restore a user profile to move a user from one system to another system and to recover a damaged user profile. - Restoring object authorities
When you restore user profiles, the system builds authority reference tables for each user profile that you restore. The authority reference tables temporarily hold the user's private authorities to objects. - Restoring authorities for independent auxiliary storage pool data
You can use the methods shown in these figures to restore authority for an independent auxiliary storage pool (ASP). - Restoring configuration objects
Before you restore a configuration object, you must vary it off. - Restoring logical partitions
Use this information to help recover logical partitions. - Restoring libraries
Restoring a single library or a group of libraries is a common way to recover user information. - Restoring objects
You can use the Restore Object (RSTOBJ) command to restore individual objects or an entire library. When you restore a library by using the RSTOBJ command, the library description is not restored. - Restoring user-defined file systems
Use this information to restore an unmounted user-defined file systems (UDFS), an individual object from an unmounted UDFS, and a mounted UDFS. - Restoring database files
You can restore one or more database files or one or more members of database files by using the Restore Object (RSTOBJ) command. - Restoring journals and journal receivers
Typically, you can restore journals or journal receivers only to the same library from which they were saved. The one exception is journal receivers that are part of a remote journal network. These receivers can often be restored to the remote receiver library as well. - How the system restores programs
Restoring programs to your system represents a security exposure. A restored program might have been altered to perform functions that you do not intend, or the program might adopt the authority of a powerful user profile. - Restoring save file data
You can save a save file to tape or optical media with the Save Save File Data (SAVSAVFDTA) command. - Saving and restoring spooled files
For i5/OS V5R4 or later, you can use any of the methods described here to save and restore spooled files. This information contains a table that lists the commands and APIs in order of preference. - Restoring licensed programs
You can use the Restore Licensed Program (RSTLICPGM) command to add or replace licensed programs on the system. - Restoring documents and folders
You can use the Restore Document Library Object (RSTDLO) command to restore documents, folders, and mails. - Restoring objects in directories
You can use the Restore Object (RST) command to restore objects that you have saved with the Save Object (SAV) command. - Completing recovery for integrated servers
This topic provides information about how to complete recovery for an integrated server. An integrated server is a combination of integrated server hardware, network components, virtual disks, shared devices, and i5/OS integrated server configuration objects. - Recovering a Domino server
The Domino® product resides in libraries in the QSYS.LIB file system on your system. All of your Domino databases reside in the integrated file system in a directory path that you specify when you configure your system. - Restrictions when using the Restore command
The Restore (RST) command can be used to restore objects to any file system. This topic describes restrictions that apply when using the RST command. - Restoring program temporary fixes (PTFs)
If you have restored the Licensed Internal Code or the operating system, you need to ensure that the PTFs on your system are current. - Restoring system information
The Restore System Information (RSTSYSINF) command restores a subset of the system data and objects saved by the Save System Information (SAVSYSINF) command.
Parent topic: Recovering your system