31.2 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

msgnnn.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 GroupWise 2012 Troubleshooting 3: Message Flow and Directory Structure.

Use your backup software of choice to back up all databases in each post office to a secure location. If your backup software cannot handle open files, stop the POA for the post office while the backup of the domain database takes place or copy the post office directory to a temporary location and back up the static copy.

See also Section 32.2, Restoring a Post Office.