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How to Restore Oracle Database Data from Data Mover Servers

CA ARCserve Backup lets you restore Oracle database data directly from data mover servers. Use the following best practices to restore the data.

1. Open the Restore Manager and do the following:
   • Click the Source tab and specify the objects that you want to restore.
   • Click Options on the toolbar and specify the options that you require for the job.
   • Click Submit on the toolbar to submit the job.

   After you complete the required fields on the Submit dialog, the Restore Media dialog opens as illustrated by the following dialog:

   

2. From the Please choose a server where you want to do a restore from drop-down list, specify the server from which you want to restore the Oracle database data.

   Consider the following best practices:

   • With shared devices, you can restore data from the primary server or data mover. However, you should specify the data mover server on the Restore Media dialog to ensure that you restore the data from the local data mover server.
   • Optionally, you can restore Oracle database data from the RMAN Console. With RMAN Console restores, it is not necessary to specify the device information in the sbt.cfg configuration file. The restore behaves in the manner because RMAN obtains information about the tape media while processing the restore.