User`s guide

Back up and restore Meridian Mail data 15-21
Performing a partial backup to tape
Standard 1.0 System Administration Guide January 1998
Procedure
To perform a partial 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 Administration and Selective Backup.
Result:
The Volume Administration and Selective Backup
screen appears.
3 Position the cursor on the volumes you want to back up, and
press <Space bar> to select them.
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.
7 Are you backing up the system volume?
• If yes, select Voice and Data.
• If no (you are backing up a user volume), select Data.
8 Do you want to back up now?
• If yes, then press [Immediate Backup].
Result:
The [OK to Start Backup] and [Cancel] softkeys are
displayed.
• If no, go to “Scheduling the backup for a later time” on
page 15-42.
9 Insert the tape for backup into the tape drive.
See “Overview” on page 15-16 for information on inserting
tapes.
10 Do you want to continue with the backup?
• If yes, press [OK to Start Backup].
Result:
The tape is automatically retensioned.
• If no, press [Cancel] to return to the Disk to Tape Backup
screen.
11 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.