Restoring date to new server

[Keith C. Patterson]

Hello all,
Can anyone think of any gothcas when doing a full restore of filesystems to a new server. We WILL NOT be restoring the root filesystem or any local disks.
What I am really looking for are some basic procedures after the restore is complete. For example, do I need to be aware of any start up scripts that might cause a problem, or anything in the inittab file?
The main thing I am concerned about is the Oracle database. The DB group will be taking care of the application related stuff and Data Protector will take care of the backup.
So in essence, if I do a restore to this server and the DB group is taking care of the oracle stuff, can I just reboot the server after and expect everything to be clean?
Thanks.

[Rick Garland]

If the Oracle backup was COLD, then the restore will have the date/time stamp of when the database was backed up to tape.

If the database was backed up HOT, restore the database files, restore the archive logs, and the DBAs will do the media restore of the database in applying the archive logs.

Nothing you need to be concerned with. You can reboot the system if need be and no ill effects on Oracle (while it is down).