Backing Up a Post Office

Critical post office-level information is stored in many different databases. The table below summarizes the databases and their locations:

Database Location

wphost.db

\post_office_directory

ngwguard.db

\post_office_directory

msgnn.db

\post_office_directory\ofmsg

userxxx.db

\post_office_directory\ofuser

puxxxxx.db

\post_office_directory\ofuser

*.idx and *.inc

\post_office_directory\ofuser\index

fd0-f6

\post_office_directory\offiles

dmsh.db

\post_office_directory\gwdms

dmxxnn01-ff.db  

\post_office_directory\gwdms\lib0000-ff

fd0-ff

\post_office_directory\gwdms\lib0000-ff\docs

*.idx and *.inc

\post_office_directory\gwdms\lib0000-ff\index

To view a post office directory structure diagram, see Post Office Directory in Troubleshooting 3: Message Flow and Directory Structure.

Use the GroupWise Target Service Agent (GWTSA) with a supported backup program or other backup software of choice to regularly back up all databases in each post office to a secure location.

For details about how to use the GWTSA, see GroupWise Target Service Agent (GWTSA).

See also Restoring a Post Office.