User`s guide

Overview
Archiving is the process of copying historical data from the hard disk onto
floppy diskettes. You need to archive data when the hard disk begins to run
out of space and you want to save your old files. You should archive data
once a month to keep the system running efficiently.
This section discusses how to archive data and contains information about the
directories and files CMS uses. It includes procedures for copying the system
tables and historical data files to a floppy diskette using the MS-DOS copy
command, and for erasing these files from the hard disk using the MS-DOS
erase command. This section also tells you how to restore archived data to
the hard disk so that you can print historical reports.
TRANSFERRING To print historical reports from archived data, you need the system tables and
HISTORICAL DATA ONTO
historical data files for the days in which you’re interested. The system tables
DISKETTES file includes the information that identifies the lines, splits, and agents
contained in historical data that have been saved. Up to four historical data
files and one system tables file fit on a single 360K floppy diskette.
To clear space on the hard disk, you can simply erase your oldest files.
However, if you want to save the data for possible future use, you should
archive those files onto a floppy diskette first, and then erase them from the
hard disk. Copy the four oldest data files and the oldest system table to the
floppy diskette. After you verify that the files were copied, erase those files
from the hard disk.
If you archive files on a regular schedule, such as once a week, you can avoid
running out of space on the hard disk. Figure 8-1 shows the locations of the
directories and files CMS uses.
Overview
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