Leaving the database or database partition in the roll-forward pending state

Use the Roll-Forward page of the restore notebook to specify that, at the end of the restore operation, you want to leave the database or database partition in the roll-forward pending state.

Note:

In a partitioned database environment, you restore at the database partition level.

Fields and controls

Authorities and privileges

To leave the database or database partition in the roll-forward pending state:

1. Open the restore notebook:
   • Open the Restore Database notebook.
   • Open the Restore Database Partition notebook.
   • Open the Restore notebook from the Journal.

2. On the Backup Image page, specify the backup image that you want to use for the restore operation:

   • To use one of the backup images that are displayed, click on Select an entry from the list, then select the backup image that you want to use.

     If you have already created a backup image of the database or database partition from this administrative client, Select an entry from the list is preselected because the recovery history file for the database or database partition indicates that a backup image is available.

     If you know that the media type that is displayed for the backup image is not correct, then use the fields that are displayed under Change the media information if necessary to specify the correct media type for the backup image.

   • To use a backup image that is not displayed, click on Manually enter the backup image information. Use the fields that are displayed with Manually enter the backup image information to specify the backup image that you want to use.

     If you have not already created a backup image of the database or database partition from this administrative client, Manually enter the backup image information is preselected because the recovery history file for the database or database partition does not contain any backup history.

3. To leave the database or database partition in the roll-forward pending state, ensure that the Leave in roll-forward pending state check box is selected.

   Note:

   A database or database partition in the roll-forward pending state cannot be used. To turn the roll-forward pending state off and make the database or database partition usable, you can: Perform roll-forward recovery on it. You can perform roll-forward recovery on the database from either the Roll-Forward page of the Restore Database notebook, or from the Roll-Forward Database notebook. For a single-partition database, select Stop Roll-Forward from the pop-up menu for the database. For a partitioned database: Open the Database Partitions wiew. Select the database partition that you want. Select Database Partitions->Stop roll-forward.

4. Click on OK to begin the restore operation.

Related information

• Restore Database -- Overview