Installation guide

7-4 System expansion
Meridian Mail Card Option Release 9.0
1 Perform a full backup of the Meridian Mail system. (Refer to page 4-7.)
2 Courtesy down Meridian Mail and turn it off. (Refer to page 4-5.)
3 If you need to expand the storage capacity of the system beyond that of
the current disk drive:
a. Replace the disk drive with a new, larger disk drive. (Refer to “Re-
placing components” on page 5-3 and “Assembling and inserting
the Disk/Power Supply Card (NTAK13AA)” on page 1-11.)
b. Restore the system from the backup you created in step 1. (Refer
to page 4-9.)
c. Courtesy down Meridian Mail and turn it off. (Refer to page 4-5.)
4 Run the System Installation and Modification Utility from the Meridian
Mail software tape. (Refer to Chapter 2.)
5 From the System Installation and Modification Menu, choose
“6 Storage Expansion”.
6 Respond to the prompts as they appear.
Don’t worry if you respond to a prompt incorrectly. Before the final instal-
lation begins you are given another opportunity to re-enter the informa-
tion.
The final expansion should take 30 minutes to complete, after which you
are prompted as follows:
The operation successfully completed.
Please remove the tape and boot into service.
7 At the prompt:
a. Remove the tape from the drive. (Refer to page 1-15.)
b. Turn off the power to Meridian Mail.
c. Wait ten seconds.
8 Start Meridian Mail. (Refer to page 4-6.)
The system starts up in full service.