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Backup and Restore GuideThe Informix® Backup and Restore Guide describes how to use the Informix® ON-Bar and ontape utilities to back up and restore database server data. These utilities enable you to recover your databases after data is lost or becomes corrupted due to hardware or software failure or accident.
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Restore with ontape
Restore the whole systemThis section outlines the prerequisites and steps you need to complete to restore your entire database server with ontape.
Restore selected storage spaces
Gather the appropriate tapes

Gather the appropriate tapes

Gather the appropriate backup and logical-log tapes.

Backup tapes

Before you start your restore, gather together all the tapes from your latest level-0 backup that contain the storage spaces you are restoring and any subsequent level-1 or level-2 backups.

Logical-log tapes

Gather together all the logical-log tapes from the logical-log backup after the latest level-0 backup of the storage spaces you are restoring.

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