User`s guide

Back up and restore Meridian Mail data 15-19
Performing a full backup to tape
Standard 1.0 System Administration Guide January 1998
Procedure
To perform a full backup to tape, follow these steps.
Starting Point:
The Main Menu
Step Action
1 Select General Administration.
Result:
The General Administration screen appears.
2 Select Volume and Selective Backup.
Result:
The Volume and Selective Backup screen appears.
3 Position the cursor on the volume you want to back up, and
press <Space Bar> to select it.
Note:
It is recommended that you back up only one volume at a
time. However, you can select more than one volume.
4 Press [Backup to Tape].
Result:
The Disk to Tape Backup screen appears.
5 Enter an appropriate label for this backup.
6 Use the arrow keys to move to the Backup Options column.
Select Voice and Data for a full backup.
7 Do you want to back up now?
• If yes, then press [Immediate Backup] and go to step 8.
Result:
If you select Immediate Backup, the softkeys
change to [OK to Start Backup] and [Cancel]. The system
also displays how much data (in Mbytes) will be backed up.
• If no, go to “Scheduling the backup for a later time” on
page 15-42.
8 Insert the tape for backup into the tape drive.
See “Overview” on page 15-16 for information on inserting
tapes.
9 Do you want to continue with the backup?
• If yes, press [OK to Start Backup] to initiate the backup.
Result:
The tape is automatically retensioned.
• If no, press [Cancel] to return to the Disk to Tape backup
screen.
10 If the tape becomes full, you are prompted to insert the next
tape.
Note:
Do not remove the tape from the tape drive until it has
finished rewinding.
11 Repeat this procedure until all volumes have been backed up.