If you need to restore a replica copy, for instance when a copy is corrupt, you can restore to the latest backup using the reseed feature in SnapCenter.
About this task
Best Practice: To avoid lagging between nodes, we recommend that you either create a new backup before you perform a reseed operation, or choose the host with the latest backup.
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Steps
- In the left navigation pane, click Resources, and then select the appropriate plug-in from the list.
- In the Resources page, select the appropriate option from the View list:
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Description |
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| To reseed a single database |
Select Database from the View list. |
| To reseed databases in a DAG |
Select Database Availability Group from the View list. |
- Select the resource you want to restore.
- On the Manage Copies page, click Reseed.
- From the list of unhealthy databases copies in the Reseed wizard, select the one you want to reseed, and then click Next.
- In the Host window, select the host with the backup from which you want to reseed, and then click Next.
- Optional: In the Script page, enter the path and the arguments of the prescript or postscript that should be run before or after the restore operation, respectively.
For example, you can run a script to update SNMP traps, automate alerts, send logs, and so on.
- In the Notification page, from the Email preference drop-down list, select the scenarios in which you want to send the emails.
You must also specify the sender and receiver email addresses, and the subject of the email.
- Review the summary, and then click Finish.
- You can view the status of the job by expanding the Activity panel at the bottom of the page.