June 2004 NEC Business Solutions Ltd
58 - Chapter 4 Backing Up & Restoring the System
Doc. No. 8557 - Release 1.1
June 2004
SECTION 8
RESTORING SYSTEM FILES
If the voice messaging system's database becomes corrupt and unusable,
you can restore system files from a recent backup using the Restore utility.
For LAN backups, perform the procedure to the right. For other backups,
perform the procedure on the next page.
In rare cases, you may wish to reset the voice messaging system settings to
the factory defaults. To do so, perform the procedure, “To restore system
default settings (disaster recovery)” on page 60.
WAR N I N G ! Restoring the voice messaging system files will overwrite existing files.
WAR N I N G ! You risk data corruption if you perform any other tasks on the computer while
the data is being restored.
WAR N I N G ! Restoring the voice messaging system default settings will erase software con-
figuration settings and all subscriber and port settings. Backup the current database before
proceeding.
To restore system files from a LAN backup
1 Establish a remote access connection. See "To establish a remote
access connection," on page 33.
2 Copy the backup files to the voice messaging system.
3 Shut down the voice messaging system application.
4 At an OS/2 command prompt, go to the E:\Vmail directory.
5Type vmrestor and press ENTER.
6 Follow the on-screen instructions to restore the system files.
7 Restart the voice messaging system application.
To restore system files from a modem or direct connection
1 If you are restoring system files from diskettes, copy the backup files to
the support computer's hard disk.
2 With Windows Remote, establish a remote access connection. See "To
establish a remote access connection," on page 33 for details.
3 From the voice messaging system console, go to an OS/2 command
prompt.
4 Change to the E:\Vmail directory.
5 For a direct connection, type brfthost -d and press ENTER.
For a modem connection, type brfthost -bn -m and press ENTER,
where n represents the baud rate. For example, type -b9600 for a baud
rate of 9600.
6 End the remote access connection and exit Windows Remote.
7 On the support computer, go to the directory where the BRFT remote
software is installed and double-click on the “Brftrmt.exe” file.
8 At the BRFT Connection menu, type 3 and press ENTER to select
“Configure serial ports.”