User`s guide

Back up and restore Meridian Mail data 15-25
Backing up all users
Standard 1.0 System Administration Guide January 1998
Backing up all users
Introduction
The selective backup All option backs up all mailboxes on the
system.
Labeling backup tapes
During every backup, all tapes should be labeled and numbered
as they are removed from the tape drive.
Procedure
To perform a selective backup of all users, 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 Use the arrow keys to move to SELECTIVE BACKUP
Messages and PDLs, press the Space Bar, and then press
[Backup To Tape].
Result:
The Disk to Tape Backup window appears.
4 Enter an appropriate label for this selective backup.
5 Use the Space Bar or arrow keys to select All, and press the
Tab key.
6 Enter the appropriate label for this selective backup.
7 Do you want to back up now?
• If yes, then press [Immediate Backup].
Result:
The softkeys change to [OK to Start Backup] and
[Cancel].
• 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.