Recovery in MaxDB-LiveCache Error

Question

Hi experts,
Thank you very much in advance.
I'm making some restores (restore a complete database backup) and recoveries (restore a complete data backup and apply logs backups)  tests make in a SCM 4.10 with LiveCache KERNEL    7.5.0    BUILD 042-123-145-415 MaxDB DBMServer 7.5.0    Build 042-123-145-415 and DBMGui 7.5.00.12.
I'm going to describe step by step the tests that I did and the result
Marks steps
1.- In SCM I did marks SAP Menu/Demand Planning/Planning/Interactive Demand PlanningInteractive Demand Planning
2.- MARK1
3.- Execute a complete data backup
4.- MARK2
5.- Execute a log backup
The result of the next steps is that i can NOT see MARK2, I can NOT do a Recovery
I have 4 mediums defines:
- Two for Complete Data Backup, Device Type File and Overwrite Option checked.
- One for Log backup, Device Type File and Autolog Option checked
- One for Incremental Data, Device Type File.
Recovery Steps
1.- Complete data backup recovery
    With Inizialization
     I recovery from a specified backup from history, with check botton on complete data backup that I execute after mak 1 --> Recovery is OK I can see MARK1
2.-
      a.- Without Inizialization
      Recovery from a Complete data backup and apply transaction log backup
     The only option that I have is to recovery from a medium i only can select one. --> I can NOT Recover
     b.- With Inizialization
           1.- Restore Last Backup (and mark Medium with Log Backup) -> I can't Recover
           2.- Restore Last Backup (and mark Medium with Complete data backup) --> Recovery OK but see MARK1
           3.- Restore a Specified backup from history --> I can NOT select a Log backup medium --> I can NOT recover
           4.- Restore a medium --> I can only choose Complete data  backup medium --> I can NOT recover
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For any aclaration please contact me.
Thank you very much.
Regards.

Answer 1

Hello Alfonso,
A) What is the ticket number you created for SAP?
B) "The last tests I did I think I had checked all possible combinations( from last
backup, from a specified backup from history and from medium) without
restart until apply log backup and all these tests ended with error :
-24988 sql error db_activate RECOVER \"Fil113600\" DATA; -3004,
save/restore type mismatch. I selected to create a new medium when warning about medium definition appear."
1)Why you are not using the DBMGUI tool?
2) Review the recommended hints & notes above, see also note::
                                    767598 Available documentation
==> For SAP liveCache documentation in English:       
   http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/f2/0271f49770f0498d32844fc0283645/frameset.htm 
-> User Manual: SAP liveCache -> Database Administration -> recoveries
-> Database Manager CLI, Commands for Restoring <click>
-> Recovering a Database Instance with Initialization
    SAP MAXDB documentation ::
     http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/b1/78bb3ee5bf7173e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
     -> Background Knowledge -> Logging ->Using Log Entries at Restart or Recovery
    -> Background Knowledge -> High Availability
3) If you would like to use the dbmcli tool, try the following steps ::
    I assumed ::
<data-medium>  - you created the complete databackup using this medium.
<medium_name_log> :: LOGBACKUP - your log backup medium
" Creating a backup medium in the standby instance for importing the log backups from the original instance:
medium_put LOGBACKUP <path_log>\save.log FILE LOG  "
Run your test scenario 1: .. Mark1 ..., complete databackup; Mark 2...; create the log backup .
Aftet that run::
    dbmcli -d <SID> -u <dbm-user>,<pwd>
   <enter>
   dbmcli on <SID>>db_admin
   dbmcli on <SID>>util_connect
  dbmcli on <SID>>db_activate recover <data-medium> data
  dbmcli on <SID>>db_restartinfo
< run this command to find out which log backup has to be imported first.
   The Used Log Page line shows the next log page from which log entries have to be read.
   Reviewed the buckup history >
  dbmcli on <SID>>recover_start LOGBACKUP LOG <number of logbackup>
  < Run "recover_replace LOGBACKUP <path_log>\save.log <number of logbackup +1>"
    and so on, if you need to recover more as one log backups listed in backup history,
    and created successfully. >
  dbmcli on <SID>>recover_ignore
  < after this command the liveCache will be in the ONLINE state >
  dbmcli on <SID>>exit
4) For example I run the following steps in my local database::
dbmcli -d MAXDB1 -u control,control
dbmcli on MAXDB1>db_offline
OK
dbmcli on MAXDB1>medium_getall
OK
LOGBACKUP       C:\sapdb\data\MAXDB1\backup\LOG FILE    LOG     0       8
NO      NO              20080226153620  20080226153620          NONE    0
INITIALBACKUP   C:\sapdb\data\MAXDB1\backup\DATA1       FILE    DATA    0
8       YES     NO              20080226154106  20080226154106          NONE
0
dbmcli on MAXDB1>db_admin
OK
dbmcli on MAXDB1>util_connect
OK
dbmcli on MAXDB1>db_activate recover INITIALBACKUP data
… OK …
dbmcli on MAXDB1>db_restartinfo
< checked the results of "Used LOG Page" & Backup history file.
   I had only one log backup created after I run the complete databackup … =>>
dbmcli on MAXDB1>recover_start LOGBACKUP LOG 001
dbmcli on MAXDB1>recover_ignore
dbmcli on MAXDB1>db_state
OK
State
ONLINE
dbmcli on MAXDB1>exit
OK
Thank you and best regards, Natalia Khlopina