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NDA-24298 CHAPTER 2
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ASSIGNMENT
6.2.6 IPX MAT File Operations
The IPX MAT creates three types of files; Command Log files, Office Data Backup files, and List-up
Command Report data tables. Command Log files and List-up Command Report data tables are the only
files a user needs to view. The Office Data Backup files are used strictly for saving and storing the PBX
Office Data.
6.2.6.1 Office Data Backup
It is always a good idea to routinely backup the data from the IPX memory to its internal hard disk. This
data should then be saved from the IPX internal hard disk to the IPX MAT hard disk to ensure that no
data is lost.
Once the data has been saved from the IPX internal hard disk to the IPX MAT’s hard disk, you can use
standard operating functions to copy the saved data to floppy disks, zip drive disks, writable CD-ROM
drives, or any other type of external storage devices supported by the operating system. Doing a three
phase backup (save) ensures the IPX Office data is safe and always available for restoration in case of
an IPX data memory loss, hard disk failure, or any other IPX-related catastrophic failure that requires
data memory to be reloaded.
MEM_HDD and HDD_MAT are the two commands used for this three-phase backup. Once the data is
saved to the IPX MAT, you can use Explorer to copy the appropriate files to the external mass storage
device. To use Explorer, you must first determine where the IPX MAT copy of the numerous IPX Office
Data backup files resides.
As an example, assume the default drive and directory C:\IMXMAT were used when IPX MAT was
installed. Also assume that a PBX Alias was configured using the PBX Configuration dialog and
assigned the PBX Alias name MY_PBX.
The IPX MAT always uses the same data directory structure when backing up data from the IPX. It
creates a sub-directory under the IPX MAT home directory called DATA. Under the DATA directory
another sub-directory using the PBX Alias name is created. In our example, this sub-directory is named
MY_PBX. Under the PBX Alias directory, another sub-directory is created. The name of this directory
is BACKUP. This directory structure always holds true. The only variables are the name of the IPX MAT
home directory (default C:\IMXMAT) and the PBX Alias directory (in our example, MY_PBX). The
complete directory structure for our example is as follows: C:\IMXMAT\DATA\MY_PBX\BACKUP.
The bottom sub-directory (BACKUP) contains all files that have been backed up from the IPX using the
HDD_MAT command.
To save these files to an external storage device, open Explorer, navigate to the appropriate backup
directory (C:\IMXMAT\DATA\MY_PBX\BACKUP) and select ALL files and/or sub-directories and
copy them to your external device. You now have a safe backup of your IPX data memory that can be
stored at an offsite location.