Can we restore the system?

[Former Member]

Dear All:

The system is CRM5.0 Unicode based on JAVA+ABAP stack. When we get

the backup files, it contains DB files (SQL Server detach files)

and whole copy of \usr\sap\<SID> folder (including DVEBMGS51,

SCS50, SYS). And we also get the info that the source system is

Windows + MSSQL.

We tried to use Homogeneous system copy method to restore. The DB can

successfully attached.

We tried to select: Target System -> System Copy-> Java + ABAP

but we don't have the Java Export file.

We tried to select: Target System -> System Copy-> ABAP,

in step: CreateStdSchema, report error.

Here we are wondering if we still have chance to restore the system

with those files, maybe partial is OK, such as only ABAP part.

You help or any info will be highly appreciated!

Thanks a lot!

Best Regards,

D.H

[Henk · Accepted solution]

Hi David,

To be able to use the system copy tools in SAPinst, you also (and first) need to run them on the source system, indeed to make an export dump of the database (both ABAP and Java) and of the applicable Java software. I don't think restoring a regular backup using the system copy tools is supported. A system copy is a rather different procedure than a system restore.

What you might be able to do, is:

- attach the database files again;

- restore the \usr\sap\<SID> file system.

This should do the trick (presuming your doing this on the same host the files originated from).

With kind regards,

Henk.

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