mds_restore

Description

Use the mds_restore command to restore a Multi-Domain Server / Multi-Domain Log Server that was backed up with the mds_backup command.

Important - You must restore on the server that runs same software version, from which you collected this backup.

Example: If you collected a backup on a server with version "XX" and Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take "YY", then you must restore on a server with version "XX" and Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take "YY".

Best Practice - If the Multi-Domain Security Management environment has multiple Multi-Domain Servers, restore all Multi-Domain Servers at the same time.

Backing up and restoring in Management High Availability environment:

To back up and restore a consistent environment, make sure to collect and restore the backups and snapshots from all servers in the High Availability environment at the same time.
Make sure other administrators do not make changes in SmartConsole until the backup operation is completed.

For more information:

About Gaia Backup and Gaia Snapshot, see the R81 Gaia Administration Guide.
About Virtual Machine Snapshots, see the vendor documentation.

To restore a Multi-Domain Server:

Connect to the command line on the Multi-Domain Server.
Log in to the Expert mode.
Go to the directory where the backup file is located.

Run:

./mds_restore <backup_file>

If you restore on a Multi-Domain Server with a new IP address, configure the new IP address.