Installation guide

Basic system procedures 4-15
Restoring the system
Standard 2.0 Meridian Mail Mini and Enhanced Card Option May 2000
Installation and Maintenance Guide
Restoring the system
Introduction
Should the system fail, a recent backup tape allows you to
restore the system to the point at which the backup was made.
To restore the system, follow these steps.
Step Action
1 Refer to Chapter 2, “System installation and
modification” to run the System Installation and
Modification Utility from the Meridian Mail software tape.
Note 1:
Always use the same software release that was
used to create the backup. Do not, for example, attempt
to restore an MM8 system using an MM10 software tape.
2 From the System Installation and Modification menu,
choose
8 More Utilities
→
2 Restore System from Backup.
3 At the prompt, insert the most recent full-system backup
tape you have into the tape drive and press <Return>.
Note 1:
The restore process takes approximately 40 to 80
minutes to complete.
4 At the prompt
The operation successfully completed.
Please remove the tape and boot into service.
a. Refer to page 1-24 to remove the tape from the drive.
b. At the switch, disable AML 9 in LD 48 and press
<Return>.
c. Turn off the power to Meridian Mail.
d. Wait 10 seconds.
5 Start Meridian Mail. (Refer to page 4-9
.
)
The system starts up in full service as it was when the
backup was created.
6 At the switch, enable AML 9 ACMS and press <Return>.
7 Remove the external tape drive if required. (Refer to
page 1-25.)