Appendix B Archiving And Restoring Database; Archiving The Database; Restoring The Database - Cabletron Systems Netlink FRX8000 User Manual

Archiving the Database

Restoring the Database

Archiving and Restoring Database
To back up a copy of the current database, you must have one or more 3½-inch
1.44MB diskettes, UNIX-formatted.
It is assumed that your hardware contains the standard FRX diskette drive
configuration, which is one 3½-inch 1.44MB drive.
1. Press at the Main Menu to exit the menu level and display the
[R]
prompt.
2. Insert the diskette into the drive. If you need to format it, type
is already formatted, or when the format is complete, go to step 3.
3. Type . This will display an NMP Utilities Menu.
util [Enter]
4. Type (
7 [Enter] Archive Database
5. When asked for a "tar" device number, press
6. When prompted for a diskette, press
drive). The database (in its current state) will be copied to the diskette.
7. When the operation is complete, you will be prompted:
Remove the diskette and label it with the release number.
8. Press to return to the NMP Utilities Menu.
[Enter]
This operation replaces any current databases with ones that have previously been
copied onto diskette(s) using
1. If necessary, type
Menu.
2. Type at the NMP Utilities Menu.
8 [Enter]
3. When prompted, insert the first archive diskette into the drive and press
The database will be copied from the diskette, overwriting the database in the
ICP/INM/NMP.
4. When the first diskette has been restored, you will be prompted for the next one.
If your archived database is on more than one disk, insert each one, in order (when
prompted), and press
current one from the drive and press
NMP Utilities Menu.
).
[Enter]
Archive Database
at the
util [Enter] [NETLINK]
. If there are no more diskettes to restore, remove the
[Enter]
[Enter]
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format [Enter]
to accept the default.
[Enter]
. (since the diskette is already in the
Strike [Enter] to continue
.
prompt to display the NMP Utilities
. You will be returned to the
[NETLINK]
. If it
.
.
[Enter]