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2 - preparing to upgrade, Cleaning disk drives, Taking backup – Gasboy Site Controller II CPU User Manual

Page 7: 1 stop the site, 2 use the sysback command to back up system data, 3 use the tranback command to back up transactions, 4 poll the site, 6 perform your end of day procedure (s), 7 type p da, press enter, and note the trans, Systems with dual floppy disk drives

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MDE-4504 Site Controller II CPU/Memory Board/Program Upgrade Instructions · August 2005

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Cleaning Disk Drives

Preparing to Upgrade

2 – Preparing to Upgrade

This section provides information on:

• Cleaning disk drives
• Taking backup
• Updating Framos.cfg

Cleaning Disk Drives

If the Site Controller’s floppy disk drives have not been cleaned in the past one month, clean
the disk drives before upgrading. Refer to Section 21: “How to Clean the Diskette Drive” in
the

Site Controller II Manager's Manual (MDE-4311).

Taking Backup

To take backups, proceed as follows:

1

Stop the site.

2

Use the SYSBACK command to back up system data.

3

Use the TRANBACK command to back up transactions.

4

Poll the site.

5

Do a P SIG and note the users and their permission levels.

6

Perform your end of day procedure (s).

7

Type P DA, press ENTER, and note the trans #.

8

If the site interfaces with a bank network, perform a settlement. If the bank router software has
a menu, choose the write to file option.

Systems with Dual Floppy Disk Drives

Make a spare copy of your current Release and Applications disks, then make a spare copy of
the new Release and Applications disks. Refer to Section 1: “Disk Commands”, in the Site
Controller II Manager's Manual (MDE-4311).