26 - 2 Back Up and Restore
Issue 3 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 dire ctories can also
damage the archive, but this is less likely.
Feature Input/Output

Archive

This feature requires a list of input files to be arch ived 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 indetermina te 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 datab ase files or corruptio n of the hard
drive. EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limit ed first attempts to r estore the most
recent database archive (DBBACK1 . AR C ).
If this file does not exist in the A RCHIVE 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 pr ompt and executing one of the b atch files
in the UTILITY directory (RESTORE1.BAT, RESTORE2.BAT, or
DEFAULTS.BAT).