Octel XC1000, Service Manual

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RELEASE 1.55 UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
12-16 Edition One XC1000 Service
12.9 CONVERT SYSTEM-DISTRIBUTION LISTS TO
MAILBOXES
This procedure is only required for XC1000s being upgraded from software
levels below 1.5X. If upgrading from 1.5X to 1.55, skip to section 12.10.
Convert system-distribution lists to mailboxes by performing the following
steps:
1. At the SMT password prompt, enter the password and press
Enter
.
2. At the Main Menu, enter the date in the Enter Menu Selection
Number: field, in the format mmdd, and press Enter .
3. At the
>
prompt, turn on continuous-mode printing by pressing the
Copy Pr key on the HP700/43 terminal or the Ctrl , Shift , and Print
keys, simultaneously, on the Wyse 50 terminal. This process allows
the results of the system-distribution-list conversion to be printed. All
screens will begin printing, starting with the reformat menu.
4. If any X.25 links are running, stop them by using menu 18.
5. At the > prompt, type REFORMAT and press Enter .
6. From the reformat menu (Figure 12-2), select option 14 to Convert
System Distribution Lists To Mailboxes.
7. At the System Distribution Lists will be converted to mailboxes.
Continue? (Y/N) prompt, type Y . Figure 12-11 shows an example of
the screen that appears after selecting option 14. The conversion can
be a lengthy process, the time depending on the system configuration.
Enter selection: 14
WAITING FOR ALL PORTS TO CLEAR . . .
System Distribution Lists will be converted to mailboxes. Continue? (Y/N) Y
Checking for space, please wait . . .
Your System Distribution Lists are currently numbered 26 through 85. Each
non–empty list will be converted to a mailbox and assigned a mailbox number
based on the starting number you specify, i.e., if your starting mailbox
number is 9026 then System Distribution List 26 will be assigned mailbox number 9026.
Enter a 4 digit number for the start of a range of 60 mailboxes: 9026
Figure 12-11. Example of Screen Display That Appears
When Option 14 Is Selected From the Reformat Menu.
8. When the screen prompts, enter a mailbox number with the correct
number of digits, beginning the range of 60 mailboxes (Figure 12-11).
9. After the system distribution lists have been converted to mailboxes,
instruct the system manager to refer to the printout and to notify all
subscribers of the changes in the system-distribution-list numbers.
Figure 12-12 shows an example of the screen that appears as the
system distribution lists are being converted to mailbox numbers.
SECTION 12.9