DB Maintenance: Restore
(Related procedures: Backup and Restore, Backup only.)

This article applies to Bundle-Track versions 3.6 and later.

IMPORTANT: If you are doing this as part of a Backup and Restore cycle, use that procedure instead, OR YOU MAY LOSE CURRENT DATA. (Here's a link to the Restore step.)

Process
Perform the following steps on your Production database.

1. Direct all Bundle-Track users to exit Bundle-Track.
    
2. Start IB Console.
   • If you don't know how to start IB Console, click here to learn, and then return.
      
3. Log into the Local Server or Remote Server as the administrator.
   • If you don't know how to log in, click here to learn, and then return.
      
4. Restore the Database from Backup.
   1. In IB Console, menu select Database >> Maintenance >> Backup / Restore >> Restore.
   2. Set the Backup File fields:
      • Alias:
        • Use the dropdown to specify the Backup (.gbk) file.
        • If the file is not listed, click the 'file...' button and then navigate to the file.
      • Filename:
        • (This should fill in when you select an Alias.)
   3. Set the Database area fields:
      • Server:
        • Use the dropdown to select the server under which you want to register the database.
      • Alias:
        • Use the dropdown to select the Alias.
        • If the desired Alias is not listed, type a new Alias yourself (like BT30600PROD). This will be the name that displays in IBConsole to represent the database.
      • Filename:
        • Read the filename to confirm that the path is valid.
        • If the Filename field is blank, type the full filepath to the database file, and make sure to use the .gdb or .ib extension at the end of the filename, not .gbk.
   4. Set the Overwrite option in the right-hand window to True.
      WARNING: This will overwrite your current database with the content of the backup file. Make sure you have selected an appropriate backup file. (Check the file date).
   5. Click OK to begin the Restore.
      • A log window should open, listing the actions being performed.
   6. Await a confirmation popup announcing successful completion.
      • Very large databases may take about half an hour.
      • If the Restore is successful, the last lines in the log will read
        gbak: finishing, closing, and going home.
 
Service ended at <date and time finished>
      • If you receive any error messages, perform this Restore process again from the beginning (click here).
      • If you receive a second error message, contact Bundle-Track support (see contact info at the top-right of this page).
   7. After the Restore is finished, close the log window.
   8. Click Cancel to close the Restore window.
       
5. Notify the Users that they may return to Bundle-Track.
    
6. If the database is not already registered (listed) in IB Console, we urge you to register it now.

Were you working on something? Return Links:

• Troubleshooting Missing Recent Data After Backup/Restore

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