How to Restore SnapCenter database - SnapCenter Repository Backup Restore

Carrying on from the previous post - Disaster Recovery of SnapCenter Server with IP Address Change - restoring SnapCenter from a repository backup is straightforward.
Note: Using a SnapCenter 4.1 lab.

Restoring with MySQL and SnapManagerCoreService Up and Running


PS> Open-SmConnection -SMSbaseUrl https://SnapCtr.demo.corp.com:8146

cmdlet Open-SmConnection at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
(Type !? for Help.)
Credential

PS> (Get-SmHost).HostName
DAG1.demo.corp.com
mb1.demo.corp.com
mb2.demo.corp.com
mb3.demo.corp.com
snapctr.demo.corp.com

PS> Get-SmRepositoryBackups

Backup Name
-----------
MYSQL_DS_SC_Repository_snapctr_07-26-2019_09.34.20.3512
MYSQL_DS_SC_Repository_snapctr_07-26-2019_10.35.02.3271
MYSQL_DS_SC_Repository_snapctr_07-26-2019_11.33.04.0570
MYSQL_DS_SC_Repository_snapctr_07-26-2019_12.33.03.8936

PS> Restore-SmRepositoryBackup -BackupName MYSQL_DS_SC_Repository_snapctr_07-26-2019_12.33.03.8936 -HostName SnapCtr.demo.corp.com

SnapCenter respository restored successfully!


Note: Don’t need to use Open-SmConnection and Get-SmHost before running SmRepositoryBackup cmdlets. I just did this to get the correct hostname.

One Slighty Odd Thing

One slightly odd thing is that when you restore, you lose the MySQL dmp from your backup location (perhaps this is to be expected).


PS> Restore-SmRepositoryBackup -BackupName MYSQL_DS_SC_Repository_snapctr_07-26-2019_12.33.03.8936 -HostName SnapCtr.demo.corp.com

Restore-SmRepositoryBackup: Backup files doesn't exist. Please provide a valid location that contains the SnapCenter backup files or specify RestoreFileSystem option to restore from the snapshot.

PS> Get-SmRepositoryBackups

Backup Name
-----------
MYSQL_DS_SC_Repository_snapctr_07-26-2019_09.34.20.3512
MYSQL_DS_SC_Repository_snapctr_07-26-2019_10.35.02.3271
MYSQL_DS_SC_Repository_snapctr_07-26-2019_11.33.04.0570
MYSQL_DS_SC_Repository_snapctr_07-26-2019_12.33.03.8936

PS> Restore-SmRepositoryBackup -BackupName MYSQL_DS_SC_Repository_snapctr_07-26-2019_11.33.04.0570 -HostName SnapCtr.demo.corp.com
SnapCenter respository restored successfully.


Image: After 2 restores, I’ve lost 2 dmp’s!

Q: How to Restore if the Database is Completely Gone?

If the database is completely gone and MySQL won’t start, what to do?

I’ve tried a few things but have not yet found the magic trick using DB restore CLI commands (MySQL or SnapCenter). The easiest way is going to be to revert the VM and database to a known good date.

This link looked promising (not for SnapCenter database though):

Or simply, with SnapManagerCoreService and MySQL57 stopped, replace these files with files from a known good backup -

C:\ProgramData\NetApp\SnapCenter\MySQL Data\Data

ib_buffer_pool
ib_logfile0
ib_logfile1
ibdata1

- restart MySQL57 and SnapManagerCoreService. And – hey presto – should all be back up and running again.

Image: Need to restore these ib files

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