Restoring Databases from Backup Files

This section describes how restore the RTDB or PDB or both from backup files.

Restoring the RTDB from Backup Files

To restore the EPAP’s RTDB from a backup file, contact My Oracle Support (MOS).

Note:

Back up the RTDB daily (see Backing Up the RTDB).

Use the following procedure to restore the RTDB from a previously prepared backup file.

Caution:

Contact My Oracle Support (MOS) before performing this procedure.

1. Log into the EPAP command line interface with user name epapdev and the password associated with that name.

2. Use the Secure File Transfer Protocol (sftp) to transfer the RTDB backup file (whose name was recorded in Restoring Databases from Backup Files) to the following location:

   /var/TKLC/epap/free/
   

3. Log into the EPAP GUI (see Accessing the EPAP GUI).

4. Select Process Control>Stop Software to ensure that no other updates are occurring. The screen in Figure 3-13 displays:

   Figure 3-13 Stop EPAP Software

   

5. When you stopped the software on the selected EPAP, the screen in Figure 3-14 displays:

   Figure 3-14 Stop EPAP Software - Success

   

6. Select RTDB>Maintenance>Restore RTDB. The screen shown in Figure 3-15 displays:

   Figure 3-15 Restoring the RTDB

   

7. On the screen shown in Figure 3-15, select the file that was transferred in Figure 3-15. Click Restore the RTDB from the Selected File.

8. To confirm restoring a file, click Confirm RTDB Restore shown in the screen for RTDB in Figure 3-16:

   Figure 3-16 Restore the RTDB Confirm

   

9. When restoring the file is successful, the screen shown in Figure 3-17 displays:

   Figure 3-17 Restore the RTDB - Success

   

10. This procedure is complete.

Restoring the PDB from Backup Files

To restore the EPAP’s PDB from a backup file, contact Technical Services and Support, see My Oracle Support (MOS).

Note:

Back up the PDB daily (see Backing Up the PDB).

Use the following procedure to restore the PDB from a previously prepared backup file.

Caution:

Contact My Oracle Support (MOS) before performing this procedure.

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1. Log into the EPAP command line interface with user name epapdev and the password associated with that name.
2. Use the Secure File Transfer Protocol (sftp) to transfer the PDB backup file (whose name was recorded in 4) to the following location:

   /var/TKLC/epap/free/
   

3. Log into the EPAPGUI (see Accessing the EPAP GUI).
4. Select Process Control>Stop Software to ensure that no other updates are occurring.
   The screen in Figure 3-18 displays:

   Figure 3-18 Stop EPAP Software

   
5. When you stopped the software on the selected EPAP, the screen in Figure 3-19 displays:

   Figure 3-19 Stop EPAP Software - Success

   
6. Select PDBA>Maintenance>Backup>Restore the PDB.
   The screen shown in Figure 3-20 displays:

   Figure 3-20 Restoring the PDB

   
7. On the screen shown in 6, select the file that was transferred in Restoring Databases from Backup Files.
   Click Restore the PDB from the Selected File.
8. Click Confirm PDB Restore.
9. When restoring the file is successful, a message displays informing you that the procedure was successful.