user manual

26 - 2 Back Up and Restore
Issue 3 EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited
Archive is not a replacement for the total system backup described below.
The conditions that can damage data in the working directories can also
damage the archive, but this is less likely.
Feature Input/Output
Archive
This feature requires a list of input files to be archived and a time for
archival. When the system time reaches the archival time, the voice
processing system (VPS) exits to DOS, compresses the list of files, and
copies the archive file to the ARCHIVE directory. The time required to
perform this procedure is indeterminate because of the variable factors.
After competing archive, the system reboots and the VPS starts again
.
Restore
The VPS restores the archive database if the system is rebooted and
quality checks of the active database fail. Conditions that can cause
failure include deletion of critical database files or corruption of the hard
drive. EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited first attempts to restore the most
recent database archive (DBBACK1.ARC).
If this file does not exist in the ARCHIVE directory or restore fails, EliteMail
next attempts to restore the second most recent database archive
(DBBACK2.ARC).
If this restore also fails, the system cannot be repaired autonomously.
After each restore attempt, the system is rebooted, and the database is
checked again.
The system manager can request a restore of either archive or the factory
defaults by exiting to the DOS prompt and executing one of the batch files
in the UTILITY directory (RESTORE1.BAT, RESTORE2.BAT, or
DEFAULTS.BAT).