EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited Issue 3
Reference 26 - 3
User Interface

Archive

The system manager sets the time to archive the database files from the
console. He enters time and da y archive in the Daily, Weekly, and
Monthly surrender to DOS fiel ds on the application general settings
screen.
When the system reaches the time to archive, it exits to DOS and performs
the command set to archive the database. A new database archive file is
created and then copied to the ARCHIVE directory as the current file to
move the previous archive to second most recent.
The following archive error conditio ns may be encountered by EliteMail
VMS/EliteMail Limit ed:
Unable to create new database archive
This could be caused by la ck of disk space or missing d atabase or
system files. EliteMail aborts the operation, rebo ot s t he system, and
logs an error message.
Unable to move existing database archive to second place
This could be caused by lack of drive space or ge neral dri ve failure.
EliteMail aborts the operation, reboots the system, and logs an error
message.
Unable to copy new database archive to the ARCHIVE directory
This could be caused by lack of drive space or ge neral dri ve failure.
EliteMail aborts the operation, re boots the system, and tries to log an
error message.
Corruption of the hard drive subsystem
This major error usually resu lts in an u nusa ble system that probably
does not return to normal operation after rebooting. Console
maintenance is usually required.

Restore

EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited can restore the def ault data base or e ither
of the two most recent archives using o ne of the following methods:
The first method is fully autono mous. When restarted, EliteMa il
examines the working directory database, and, if the database is
missing or damaged beyond repair, it deletes remnants of c orrupt
data from the drive and dearchives the data from the ARCHIVE
directory. When restoring, the system uses the most recent
database archive if one exists. If a database archive does not exist
on the drive, the default database is restored.