Usage

How to submit the RESTORE statement

You submit the RESTORE statement only through the batch command facility. When submitting RESTORE statements, the batch command facility must be run in local mode.

Vary areas offline

Before running the RESTORE statement, vary all areas being restored offline to all DC/UCF systems. This will prevent all other jobs from accessing the areas until RESTORE processing is completed.

Restoring by area requires locks on areas

CA IDMS/DB locks an area before restoring it. If the area is already locked, it is not restored and the RESTORE operation will terminate with an error. No more areas are restored. It is possible that a local mode application abended without releasing an area lock. In this case, use the UNLOCK statement to unlock the area.

Restoring by file does not lock areas

When you restore by file, CA IDMS/DB does not lock the associated area(s).

RESTORE the same object you backed up

If you backed up by area, restore by area. If you backed up by file, restore by file.

Restoring from IDMSDUMP

RESTORE can only restore files produced by the BACKUP utility. RESTORE cannot restore files produced by the 10.2 IDMSDUMP utility program. You must use the 10.2 IDMSRSTR utility program to restore files produced by IDMSDUMP.