As I was reading up on dumpdb, loaddb and auditdb I got the impression that I
had to have a db to dump in the first place before anything else could be
done.  It was my understanding that this was used for corrupted databases.

I know I've been very close mouthed about what happened here - probably
reducing our chances for help - but I'm attempting to save faces.  We were
allocating new db dasd.  The volume numbers currently being used were 400,401
and 402.  The new volumes were 500,501,502.  When it came time to format the
"new" volumes the numbers entered to be formatted were 400,401,402.  Bye-bye
database.  The reason we can't do db restore is because the full backup tape
has been written over.  If I go any further into the tale of why we don't
have db backups I'll start getting nasty and I don't want to do that.  We do
have full backups using vmbackup and we're trying to get some help from IBM
on whether or not a restore from here possible.

Any creative and/or completely off-the-wall ideas from anybody are welcome.




ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU on 03/13/98 11:34:21 AM
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Subject: Re: Restore DB from VMBackup

In <0017000005911591000002L012*@MHS>, on 03/13/98
   at 06:47 AM, "Moir,Betsy" <Betsy.Moir AT LN.SSW.ABBOTT DOT COM> said:

>I got a negative answer about rebuilding our ADSM database from the
>stgpools - one last question before I commit suicide......does anyone know
>if it's possible to restore the database from a VM backup of it?

Have you thought about the salvage utilities, dumpdb, loaddb, auditdb? They
exist as a last resort, which is where your at.  In my version 2 mvs admin
reference, they are in appendix b.

I think we are all curious to know what happened to your database backups.
Why can't you do 'restore db'?
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