Restoring the database from the backup is the least technically sophisticated approach to handling integrity problems. This strategy is most beneficial when the data in the database is static or can be recomputed. In other cases, it requires operational controls to identify, and people to reenter, the work performed between the backup and the failure. For more information on MUPIP BACKUP, RESTORE, EXTRACT, and LOAD, refer to the "MUPIP" chapter. You may also use UNIX utilities such as tar, dump, and restore.

Some database regions may be setup to hold only temporary data, typically only valid for the life of a GT.M process or even just during some operation performed by a process. Rather than restoring such a region, it is generally more appropriate to delete it and recreate it using MUPIP CREATE.