Restore
Quick answer
Restore the database from a known-good backup and re-import any configuration, then verify schema version, connectivity and login.
Key takeaways
- Prerequisites for Restore
- Step-by-step install path
- Common pitfalls and fixes
- Verification after install
Restore is the other half of backup, and the half that is too often untested until it is needed. Restoring IdentityIQ means bringing back the database from a known-good backup, re-applying configuration and secrets as needed, and validating the environment before returning it to service. A restore procedure that has been rehearsed is the difference between a controlled recovery and a crisis.
When you restore
Restore is invoked after data loss, corruption, a failed change or a disaster. The scope varies, from rolling back a single bad change to rebuilding an entire environment, but the disciplined steps are the same.
Step by step
- 1. Identify a known-good backup that meets your recovery point.
- 2. Restore the database from that backup (or fail over to a replica).
- 3. Re-import configuration from source control if the config layer also needs rebuilding.
- 4. Restore secrets and certificates so connectors can reconnect.
- 5. Verify schema version and connectivity, confirm the schema matches the application and the database is reachable.
- 6. Validate, log in, run a test aggregation, and confirm core functions before returning to production.
Rehearsing the restore
The single most valuable practice is to actually perform a restore in a test environment on a schedule. This proves the backups are valid, uncovers missing pieces (a forgotten secret, an out-of-date config export), and turns recovery from an untested hope into a known quantity. Pair this with your disaster-recovery runbook.
Verify
After restore, confirm the schema version, successful login, working connectors via a test aggregation, and that recent expected data is present up to the recovery point.
Common pitfalls
- Restoring the database but lacking secrets/certificates to reconnect.
- Schema/application version mismatch after restore.
- First real restore attempted during an actual outage, never rehearsed.
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Check your understanding
What are the prerequisites for Restore?
- A. A supported Java runtime, a reachable database, and the IdentityIQ files with correct permissions.
- B. Confirm the app server starts, the schema is present, and login works.
- C. The application and app-server logs, which usually point to database, Java or permission issues.
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A. A supported Java runtime, a reachable database, and the IdentityIQ files with correct permissions.
A supported Java runtime, a reachable database, and the IdentityIQ files with correct permissions.
How do you verify the install?
- A. The application and app-server logs, which usually point to database, Java or permission issues.
- B. Confirm the app server starts, the schema is present, and login works.
- C. A supported Java runtime, a reachable database, and the IdentityIQ files with correct permissions.
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B. Confirm the app server starts, the schema is present, and login works.
Confirm the app server starts, the schema is present, and login works.
Where do you look first on failure?
- A. Confirm the app server starts, the schema is present, and login works.
- B. The application and app-server logs, which usually point to database, Java or permission issues.
- C. A supported Java runtime, a reachable database, and the IdentityIQ files with correct permissions.
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B. The application and app-server logs, which usually point to database, Java or permission issues.
The application and app-server logs, which usually point to database, Java or permission issues.