This is the first stage in a partial-system warm restore of the Informix database if you use ON-Archive as your data recovery tool (that is, for your archives and backups).

• You are logged on as user informix or root .
• The database server is online.
• You have completed Preparing for a Partial-System Warm Restore (ON-Archive).

1. Enter the retrieve command in ON-Archive , such as in the following example:

$ onarchive 'retrieve/dbspaceset=SET0000011
/dbspaces=(psapstab, psapprot)'

You see a response like the following:

Request 203 registered in the catalog.

Executing...

Any online dbspaces being retrieved will first be taken offline.

Do you want to Proceed or Cancel this request? (P/C)p

File psappool being retrieved.

Devices available for ONARCHIVE

DEVICE $ DEVICE NAME

1 /dev/rmt/0m

Enter the device number (1) or (C)ancel : 1

Please mount volume DBT2 of DBTAP and press <RETURN> *READ*

...

ON-Archive prompts you for additional level-1 and level-2 volumes if required.

2. Check the results of the physical restore.

Now that you have performed the physical restore, you can go on to the next stage, Performing Logical Restore for Partial-System Warm Restore (ON-Archive).