Problem: NFM-P database corruption or failure

Solution

You can restore an NFM-P database using a backup copy.

Note: Before you perform a database restore operation, you must shut down the databases and main servers in the NFM-P system. Contact technical support before you attempt to perform a database restore.

In a redundant NFM-P system, you must perform one or both of the following to regain database function and redundancy:

• Restore the primary NFM-P database.

• Reinstantiate the standby NFM-P database.

Both operations are required after a primary database failure. After a standby database failure, no restore operation is required, but you must reinstantiate the standby database to restore redundancy. You can use the NFM-P client GUI or a CLI script to reinstantiate a database.

Note: In a redundant NFM-P system, you can restore a database backup only on a primary database station. To restore a database backup on a station other than the primary station, you must do the following on the station before you attempt the restore:

• Uninstall the NFM-P database, if it is installed.

• Install a primary NFM-P database on the station.

Note: In a redundant NFM-P system, you can reinstantiate a database only on a standby database station. To reinstantiate a database on a station other than the standby station, you must do the following on the station before you attempt the reinstantiation:

• Uninstall the NFM-P database, if it is installed.

• Install a standby NFM-P database on the station.

See the NSP System Administrator Guide for information about restoring or reinstantiating an NFM-P main database.