19-8 Smart Switch 1800 4. 0 User Guide , Rev 0 1
Backing Up and Restoring Local Files

Local File Backup

This operation applies only to a SmartSwitch 1800 with a PC attached to
the Co nsole port. The PC must be run ning Procom m Plus with ZMODE M.
The pr oced ure wa s tes ted usi ng Pr ocomm Plus 2 .1 fo r Win dows, but ot her
versions containing ZMODE M sho uld al so work. It is assumed t hat anyo ne
perfor ming this pro cedure knows h ow to us e ZMODE M.

This operation places a heavy load on the SmartSwitch 1800's

central processor, and should be performed only when there is

minimal traffic on the node.
This operation copies files (one at a time) from the SmartSwitch 1800 to the locally
attached PC, and is useful for backing up the SmartSwitch's configuration database.
You must know the name(s) of the file(s) you want to transfer. All possible database
files are listed in Table 19-1 (on page 19-9). The first three exist automatically once
the SmartSwitch 1800 has under gone its initial IPL. Other files will be created as new
records are configured.
To back up one or more files:
1. In Proc omm, use Setup to sp ecify a Download Path. The file will be copied to this
directory in the PC. It does not matter where the file is copied to, as long as you
remember where to find it when you want to copy it back to the SmartSwitch
1800.
2. Press [D] at the SmartSwitch 1800’s On-Line Node Operations Menu (or [B], [A],
[D] from the Main Menu).
3. After reading the warning, press [Enter].
4. W he n pr ompted , e n t e r t h e na m e of t he f i l e you wan t t o back up . B e su re to inc lu de
the path to the directory that contains the SmartSwitch 1800's database files. The
direc t or y name is hfs, so the file name must be preceded by hfs/. (Note the
direction of the slash.) For example, to specify the file X25REC.DAT, type
hfs/x25rec.dat [Enter]. (The entry can be in uppercase or lowercase.)
5. Click on the Procomm Receive File icon.
6. After the file has been received on the PC, the On-Line Node Operations Menu
will be displayed. If you want to back up another file, press [D]; otherwi s e , make
anoth e r sel ec t ion or pre ss [F3] to exit the menu.