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Restore the Production DMS

When you restore the production DMS, dmsmgr copies the data from the disaster recovery DMS backup files into the production DMS directory.

Note: You must have full administrative access to the operating system to use the dmsmgr utility.

To restore the production DMS, enter the following command on the production DMS host:

dmsmgr -restore -dms name -source path -replica name\
[-subscriber dhname[,dhname...]] [-admin user[,user...]]\
[-xadmin user[,user...]]

-admin user[,user...]

(UNIX) Defines internal users as administrators of the restored DMS or DH.

-dms name

Defines the name of the DMS that is restored on the local host.

-replica name

Defines the name of the disaster recovery DMS that is subscribed to the production DMS. Specify the disaster recovery DMS in the following format: DMS_name@hostname.

-subscriber dh_name[, dh_name...]

(Optional) Defines a comma-separated list of DHs that the restored DMS will send policy updates to. Specify each DH in the following format: DH_name@hostname.

-source path

Defines the directory that contains the backup files to restore.

-xadmin user[,user...]

(UNIX) Defines enterprise users as administrators of the restored DMS or DH.

The production DMS is restored.

Note: After you restore the production DMS, you must back up the production DMS and restore the production DHs from the backup file. This ensures that the production DMS and production DHs are synchronized.