Restoring data

This topic explains the use of console to execute the restore process and view the detailed status of the restore process.

Before you begin

Before you restore the reports data warehouse data, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• Ensure that you are using database versions supported by BMC Decision Support for Server Automation. See Oracle database requirements and SQL Server database requirements for supported database versions.
• Back up your reports data warehouse to prevent data loss in case of failure during the archival process. For information about backing up your data warehouse, see your database documentation.
• Ensure that you have read/write permissions in the directory in which you want to store the archived files.

• Run extract, transform, and load (ETL) for all sites and ensure that the runs are complete. 

  Note

  Run ETL just before running the archive utility to ensure that no new ETL scripts are run.

• (Oracle only) Ensure that the following privileges are assigned to the reports data warehouse user:

  • GRANT CREATE ANY DIRECTORY TO datawarehouseUser
  • GRANT DROP ANY DIRECTORY TO datawarehouseUser
    
  • GRANT EXP_FULL_DATABASE TO datawarehouseUser
    
  • GRANT IMP_FULL_DATABASE TO datawarehouseUser 
  • GRANT EXECUTE ON utl_file TO datawarehouseUser

  These privileges are required only during archival and restore processes for importing or exporting the warehouse database. The privileges can be revoked after the archival/restore process is completed.

• (Microsoft SQL Server only) Assign the sysadmin role to the reports data warehouse user. You can revoke this role assignment when the archival and restore operations are complete.
  

• (SQL Server 2005 and later only) If you are running the archive utility for the first time, ensure that you have enabled the xp_cmdshell server configuration option. This option enables system administrators to control whether the xp_cmdshell extended stored procedure can be executed on a system. By default, this option is disabled. It must be enabled to perform the delete operation on archived files. To enable the option, run the xp_configure system stored procedure on the reports data warehouse as a data warehouse user with the sysadmin role, as follows:   

  EXEC sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1
  
  GO
  
  
  -- To update the currently configured value for advanced options.
  
  RECONFIGURE
  
  GO
  
  
  -- To enable the feature.
  
  EXEC sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell', 1
  
  GO
  
  
  -- To update the currently configured value for this feature.
  
  RECONFIGURE
  
  GO
  

To restore the reports warehouse data

1. Log on to the BMC Decision Support for Server Automation Console, as described in Accessing-the-console.

2. From the ETL Management menu, select Database Archive/Restore.

   Note

   The ETL Management menu appears in the user interface only if the product has been configured.

3. On the Archival Settings page, click the Run Restore link.

4. On the Configure Restore Settings page, configure the restore settings.

   Note

   Click Reset to revert to the previous settings.

    

5. Click the Restore button to start the restore process.
   A restore job is created that runs the restore process.

1. (Optional) View status information about a restore job:
   1. From the ETL Management menu, select Restore Status.
      The Restore Status Summary page displays the summarized status of the restore job. 
   2. (Optional) To view detailed status of a restore job, click the job name.
      The Restore Status Details page displays details.

Related topics

Rerunning-a-failed-archival-or-restore-session
Stopping-an-archival-or-restore-process