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MERIDIAN MAIL (RELEASE 11) BACKUP PROCEDURES
1. Option 11 Card Option
1. Connect tape drive to SCSI port on Meridian Mail (MM) hard drive unit and switch on the tape drive.
2. Insert correct tape into tape drive unit, (250Mb or larger).
3. Log into M1, but do not load any programs.
4. At the prompt ‘>’ type AX.
The Meridian Mail (MM) log in screen will appear, with ‘softkeys’ at the foot of the screen. These ‘softkeys’ represent F1 to F5 from the left to right respectively on your terminal \ PC.
5. Press F1 softkey to log in, the MM will ask for you to enter the admin password.
6. Enter the admin password then press <cr>.
MM will then display the Main Menu choices.
7. Select menu choice 2, (General Administration).
8. Select menu choice 2, (Volume and Selective Backup).
9. Use space bar to highlight choices, use arrow keys to move up and down to other choice and select all choices.
10. Press F2 softkey to start ‘Backup to Tape’.
This process will take approximately 30 – 90 minutes depending on mail system volume.
Once the backup is complete, remove the tape and label with, Customer name, Time and Date of backup.
11. Press the F1 softkey to exit the Volume and Selective Backup screen and go back to the General Administration Screen.
12. Press the F1 softkey to exit the General Administration screen to go back to the Main Menu screen.
13. Press the F1 softkey to Log off and go back to the MM Log in screen.
14. Press ‘CNTL ]’ (control and close square bracket keys) together to switch back to M1.
Step 14 can be performed while the ‘Backup to Tape’ option is still running to perform other tasks on the M1. Step 4 will be used to switch back to MM at the same ‘Volume and Selective Backup’ screen, if step 14 is selected during the process.
* Please note that if you do not switch back to the M1 until the complete procedure is finished you will have been logged out of the M1 after 20 Minutes. This will not cause any problems, but you will have to log back into the M1 to perform other tasks or to log back into the MM.
2. EC (Enhanced Capacity) Modular Option
1. Insert a 250Mb or larger tape into the tape drive on the MM shelf.
2. Access the MM log in screen on the allocated administration terminal, using an AB switch box if applicable.
3. Complete steps 5 through to 13 as described in the above section 1.
The MM backup procedures are practically the same, as the same release of software is used, thus the screen navigation process is identical.
Colin
MERIDIAN MAIL (RELEASE 11) BACKUP PROCEDURES
1. Option 11 Card Option
1. Connect tape drive to SCSI port on Meridian Mail (MM) hard drive unit and switch on the tape drive.
2. Insert correct tape into tape drive unit, (250Mb or larger).
3. Log into M1, but do not load any programs.
4. At the prompt ‘>’ type AX.
The Meridian Mail (MM) log in screen will appear, with ‘softkeys’ at the foot of the screen. These ‘softkeys’ represent F1 to F5 from the left to right respectively on your terminal \ PC.
5. Press F1 softkey to log in, the MM will ask for you to enter the admin password.
6. Enter the admin password then press <cr>.
MM will then display the Main Menu choices.
7. Select menu choice 2, (General Administration).
8. Select menu choice 2, (Volume and Selective Backup).
9. Use space bar to highlight choices, use arrow keys to move up and down to other choice and select all choices.
10. Press F2 softkey to start ‘Backup to Tape’.
This process will take approximately 30 – 90 minutes depending on mail system volume.
Once the backup is complete, remove the tape and label with, Customer name, Time and Date of backup.
11. Press the F1 softkey to exit the Volume and Selective Backup screen and go back to the General Administration Screen.
12. Press the F1 softkey to exit the General Administration screen to go back to the Main Menu screen.
13. Press the F1 softkey to Log off and go back to the MM Log in screen.
14. Press ‘CNTL ]’ (control and close square bracket keys) together to switch back to M1.
Step 14 can be performed while the ‘Backup to Tape’ option is still running to perform other tasks on the M1. Step 4 will be used to switch back to MM at the same ‘Volume and Selective Backup’ screen, if step 14 is selected during the process.
* Please note that if you do not switch back to the M1 until the complete procedure is finished you will have been logged out of the M1 after 20 Minutes. This will not cause any problems, but you will have to log back into the M1 to perform other tasks or to log back into the MM.
2. EC (Enhanced Capacity) Modular Option
1. Insert a 250Mb or larger tape into the tape drive on the MM shelf.
2. Access the MM log in screen on the allocated administration terminal, using an AB switch box if applicable.
3. Complete steps 5 through to 13 as described in the above section 1.
The MM backup procedures are practically the same, as the same release of software is used, thus the screen navigation process is identical.
Colin
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