If you restored a backup file to a different partition than the one that was backed up, the time may be incorrect. Use the date command to verify the setting, and to correct if necessary.

If you restored your backup to a replacement partition image with a different platform number or partition number than the original partition, be sure to modify the IP addresses of the partition (on the FM LAN, the IP-LAN secure fabric, other secure fabrics, and so on) from what was captured during the backup to the current values used by the Fabric Manager for the replacement partition image. Refer to the summary page of the partition in the Fabric Manager user interface for the IP addresses assigned to the partition image on the various LANs and secure fabrics. If your application environment has the old IP addresses configured within it, be sure to reconfigure so that your application can communicate properly with the new partition.

If the backup was restored to a different physical environment—for example, to a different physical platform or NIC port configuration—be sure to examine the operating system settings for all network interfaces, and, if necessary, reconfigure for the new environment.

Changes described in this section are probably most easily made using the tools in your partition operating system; however, if you are familiar with how to make these changes in the network initialization scripts on the partition operating system disks, you can make these changes before booting to the partition operating system to avoid possible network conflicts resulting from booting the partition operating system with old configuration information.

When you complete restoring and adjusting settings for the partition, use the Fabric Manager user interface to reboot the partition.