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EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited

 

 

 

 

Archive is not a replacement for the total system backup described below. The conditions that can damage data in the working directories can also damage the archive, but this is less likely.

Feature Input/Output

Archive

This feature requires a list of input files to be archived and a time for archival. When the system time reaches the archival time, the voice processing system (VPS) exits to DOS, compresses the list of files, and copies the archive file to the ARCHIVE directory. The time required to perform this procedure is indeterminate because of the variable factors.

After competing archive, the system reboots and the VPS starts again.

Restore

The VPS restores the archive database if the system is rebooted and quality checks of the active database fail. Conditions that can cause failure include deletion of critical database files or corruption of the hard drive. EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited first attempts to restore the most recent database archive (DBBACK1.ARC).

If this file does not exist in the ARCHIVE directory or restore fails, EliteMail next attempts to restore the second most recent database archive (DBBACK2.ARC).

If this restore also fails, the system cannot be repaired autonomously.

After each restore attempt, the system is rebooted, and the database is checked again.

The system manager can request a restore of either archive or the factory defaults by exiting to the DOS prompt and executing one of the batch files in the UTILITY directory (RESTORE1.BAT, RESTORE2.BAT, or DEFAULTS.BAT).

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