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8. Configuration Backups
Once you have created a working configuration, you will probably want to back the
configuration up for disaster recovery purposes. There are 4 ways that you can back up your
configuration.
1. Create the backup from the configuration utility.
2. Copy the configuration data object using Media Management.
3. Copy the configuration files using FTP.
4. Retrieve a copy of the configuration with the Visara eManager product.
Creating a Backup Using the Configuration Utility
This procedure assumes that you have already booted onto the new configuration and verified
that it works.
Enter the Configuration Utility (Utility 1/1,u) from Central Control Mode as described in
Chapter 1. Select to use the ‘Currently Loaded’ version this time, and proceed forward into
the configuration. From the Configuration Menu (Submenu_List) panel, press the <PF10>
key to take you to the Configuration Complete panel. Toggle the ‘System Disk Drive’ option
until it says ‘Drive A’.
Insert an appropriate floppy disk into Drive A (as described below), and press the <PF10>
key to save the configuration. The Configuration Utility should save the configuration onto
the floppy drive. Remove the floppy disk and place it into a safe location.
The LINCS Configuration Utility expects to write the configuration file onto the System 1
diskette. You can use a real System 1 diskette that is at the same integration level as the
LINCS operating system. If you do not have a real System 1 disk handy, you can use a blank
formatted floppy with a volume label of ‘@@D@@@@@174’. When using a blank formatted
floppy with the System 1 label on it, you will get an error message ‘Disk Error 000A while
Reading CAT$SYS.LOA on drive A’. This is not a problem for backup purposes. You should
however test the backup by going into configuration one more time, but use the backup (Drive
A) as the source. If you can open the configuration file, it should be good.
Creating a Configuration Backup Using Media
Management
You can use Media Management to back up your configuration, by using the Copy Data
Object utility (3/3). For more complete detail on the Media Management utilities, refer to the
LINCS Central Control Mode manual. In brief, you must toggle the fields (if necessary) until
they indicate Disk Type: System, Source Disk Drive: Drive C, and Destination Disk Drive:
Drive A. Next press <PF10>. From the resulting menu, select the MCUST data object that
includes ‘CFG’ as part of the name, and proceed to make the copy. If the diskette being used
does not already have the System 1 label on it, LINCS will automatically reformat the floppy
and write the label when you press <PF10>.