Use the tar -xvf command to restore files from
the backup file on Linux and Solaris systems.
Procedure
- Shut down the entity whose files you are restoring.
- If you are restoring a project, use the cluster administration tool to
stop the project.
- If you are restoring a cluster, use the cluster administration tool to
stop each node in the cluster.
- Extract the files to restore from the backup file.
For example, to extract files from
backup.tar, use:
- If the files you want to restore were created using the online
backup process, rename all .bak files to
.log files.
- Restart
the project or cluster.