Creating a restore service

Use the New Service wizard and Restore Service Editor to create a restore service.

The fully qualified name of a restore service consists of identifier.name.

identifier
Identifier that serves as the prefix for the restore service name (1 to 8 characters).
name
Name assigned to the restore service (1 to 12 characters).

When you create restore services, it is helpful to use a logical naming convention to identify the use for each service and to organize them for easy access.

To create a restore service:

  1. Expand a folder in the Directory Explorer to contain the service, right-click Restore Services, and click New Service. The New Service wizard opens. Complete the steps of the wizard.
  2. During the creation of a restore service, you must select the Archive File(s) that contain the data you want to restore. You can locate Archive Files by entering search criteria or browsing for a specific Archive File.
  3. Click Locate file in Optim directory to search for Archive Files using criteria you specify. You can enter text to filter the search. Click Filter Options to specify the Archive File component to search on (that is, file name, server, description, file path, or group). You can also specify a file creation date range to limit the number of Archive Files returned. Click Display Files. The Archive Files that match your search criteria are displayed in the table.
  4. Optionally, click Browse to an Optim file to browse for a specific Archive File.
  5. When you have selected the Archive File(s), click Finish. The new restore service is displayed in the Restore Service Editor.
  6. On the Restore Service Editor, Archive File tab, click either Insert Service or Load Service to specify the restore method.
  7. Select an Archive File row. Click Add Service. The Insert Service or Load Service wizard opens, depending on whether you clicked Insert Service or Load Service. Complete the wizard to create the service.
  8. When you choose to create a new local (embedded) or named service, the Select a Table Map wizard opens. Complete the wizard to map the tables in the Archive File to the destination database tables. Click Finish. The Table Map Editor opens. Click in the Target Data Store Alias column. Select the target data store alias from the list. Click in the Target Schema column and select the target schema from the list. Save the table map.
  9. On the Insert Service Editor or Load Service Editor, specify processing, load, and report options, as required.
  10. Save the insert service or load service.
  11. On the Restore Service Editor, click Validate to check that the selected Archive File is valid and uses the same data model as the corresponding insert or load service table map. If an Archive File is not valid, the Status column displays the appropriate status (that is, Inaccessible, Invalid, Unregistered, Not Found). If the Archive File data model does not match the corresponding insert or load service table map, a popup message describes the mismatch and the Archive File is moved to the appropriate data model.
  12. You can add and remove Archive Files in the restore service.
  13. Save the restore service.


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