Data Restore

With the configured Veeam Plug-in for IBM Db2, you can restore IBM Db2 databases from Veeam Plug-in backups that reside on Veeam backup repositories. Restore operations are performed on the Veeam Plug-in side.

Depending on the available type of Veeam Plug-in backups that will be the source for the restored databases, you can perform the following restore operations:

Restoring from backup.

Restore IBM Db2 databases from a Veeam Plug-in backup to the original server by using the db2 restore command. For details, see Restore to Original Server.

You can also restore IBM Db2 databases from a Veeam Plug-in backup to another server. For details, see Restore to Another Server.

Restoring from a backup copy.

Restore IBM Db2 databases from backup copies created for Veeam Plug-in backups. For details, see Restore from Backup Copy.

Depending on the location of Veeam Plug-in backups that will be the source for the restored databases, you can also perform the following restore operations:

Restoring from simple repositories.

Restore IBM Db2 databases from Veeam Plug-in backups stored on supported types of repositories. For details, see Veeam Backup Repositories.

Restoring from hardened repositories.

Restore IBM Db2 databases from hardened repositories by creating new backup job metadata files (.VACM) with data from available backup metadata files (.VASM). For details, see Restore from Hardened Repository.