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- README.TXT
-
- FileStor - Release V2.51
-
- McAfee Associates, Inc.
-
- Release Notes
- =================================================================
-
- 1 Introduction
- 2 System Requirements
- 3 New Features
- 4 Trouble Shooting
- 5 Performance
- 6 Distribution File List and Media Type
- 7 System File Modifications
- 8 Win95 Notes
-
-
- 1 Introduction
- =================================================================
- FileStor offers reliable solutions to today's most pressing data
- storage problems. FileStor provides a proven strategy for
- backing up and restoring your valuable data, and an easily
- accessible set of tools to effect that strategy.
-
- Some of the features included in this version are:
-
- - Easy Job Creation and Scheduling for Backups
- - Automated Disaster Recovery
- - Click and Drag Backup
-
- 2 System Requirements
- =================================================================
-
- The System Requirements needed to run FileStor are:
-
- - A 386 or 486 PC System
- - At least 4 MB of total memory
- - DOS 4.01 or greater
- - Windows 3.1/3.11 running in 386 Enhanced Mode; Win95 compatibility
- - A SCSI tape drive and a ASPI-Compliant SCSI host adapter
-
-
- 3 New Features
- =================================================================
- Tape Express is a program that allows you to back up your data quickly
- and easily from within Window's File Manager. Whenever you run File
- Manager, the Tape Express icon will be displayed, and there will be an
- additional PSM (Personal Storage Management) menu item located on
- File Manager's menu bar.
-
- To back up files from your hard disk to tape, simply select those
- files or directories with the usual File Manager methods, and use the
- mouse to drag those selected files and directories onto the Tape
- Express icon. Those files will then be backed up to tape.
-
- There are also two options available from the Tape menu, Complete backup
- of drive and Modified files backup of drive, that allow you to back up
- either all files on a volume, or all changed files on a volume with one
- menu command.
-
- You can change any of the backup options, such as append or overwrite
- by choosing the Options menu item, or by double-clicking the Tape
- Express icon and setting those options in the Options dialog box.
-
-
- 4 Trouble Shooting
- =================================================================
-
- - If you are using a temporary swap file in Windows and you are
- experiencing problems with installation (failures creating
- librarian files, or out of disk space errors), ensure that
- you have sufficient disk space for the installation operation.
- Install uses some temporary files during installation. If
- Windows needs to allocate more disk space to the temporary
- swap file while install is active and you already have limited
- disk space, this type of problem may be encountered.
- Free additional disk space and retry the installation process.
-
- - If you are using a diskless workstation booting from a floppy (A:),
- you must have a second floppy drive (B:) you can use to install
- FileStor.
-
- - This release now includes NWIPXSPX.DLL to resolve an issue where
- NWNET.DLL would not load.
-
- 5 General Notes
- =================================================================
-
- Key Words
- -----------
-
- The following words are reserved for FileStor use and should not be
- used in the naming of Jobs or media groups:
-
- RESCUE
- NEW
-
-
- Multi-Drive Systems
- -------------------
-
- In Multi-Drive systems the lowest SCSI ID drive is selected for
- Import or Identify operations.
-
- Individual drive selection is not supported in this release. Tape
- spanning operations between drives is supported however.
-
-
-
- Location of files required at system startup
- --------------------------------------------
-
- FileStor requires the following file be present when you start
- your system. By default, it is installed to the root directory of the
- disk from which your system boots, and CONFIG.SYS is modified to call it
- appropriately:
-
- FSPLMSG.SYS
-
- If you would prefer to move this file somewhere else, you may do so
- providing you update CONFIG.SYS accordingly.
-
-
- RAM Drives
- ----------
-
- FileStor does NOT support operations against RAM drives, and does not
- normally display them in the File System window. Some third-party RAM
- drives may appear as standard disks, however. If you select them, you will
- be prompted to supply a unique name for the drive. After power-down, the
- name will be lost, and you will be re-prompted if you select that
- drive icon again.
-
-
-
- Tagging and viewing
- -------------------
-
- A hollow check mark next to a directory (in place of the red
- check-mark) has been added to the 'File System' and 'Librarian'
- windows. This mark indicates that some file(s) are tagged below this
- directory; thereby, indicating where files have been tagged.
-
- If no files are tagged in the File System, it is assumed that all
- files should be backed up for the selected drive.
-
-
- Rescue Disk
- -----------
-
- The Rescue floppy disk contains a subset of FileStor software, and basic
- information necessary to restore your last complete and differential
- backups on protected drives. You can restore any "protected" drive
- using the Rescue disk, but you only NEED to use it if your Windows
- or FileStor install disk has crashed.
-
- If you wish to Rescue a drive, first try to bring up Windows and FileStor.
- If you can do that, just click the Rescue Icon, and proceed from there.
- If you can't run Windows or FileStor, then insert your Rescue disk into
- a floppy, and type A: (or B:), followed by Enter, then type RESCUE,
- followed by Enter. Follow the prompts, and you will be able to recover
- your Windows or FileStor installation drive without having to reinstall
- either one! Refer to Section 8 for additional information on RESCUE under
- Win95.
-
-
-
- 6 Performance
- ======================================================================
-
- The performance of FileStor is enhanced by installing
- disk caching. SMARTDrive supplied with Windows 3.1 set to at least
- 1 MByte is recommended.
-
- Librarian search speeds may be improved by identifying whole or partial
- path names.
-
-
- 7 Distribution File List and Media Type
- =================================================================
-
- Media Type(s): HC 3 1/2" and HC 5 1/4" Floppy Disk(s) are
- provided.
-
- The following list details all files included on the installation
- disk as well as those files installed to the target system.
-
-
- Installation
- ------------
- INSTALL.EXE.............Installation program
- DISK.ID.................File containing release title, ID etc
- FST25.001...............Compressed file containing program files
- FST25.002...............Compressed file containing program files
- README.TXT..............Readme/Release file (This file)
-
- Boot Drive Root Directory
- -------------------------
- FSPLMSG.SYS.............Interface "Pipe" message module
-
- Installation Directory
- ----------------------
- README TXT............This file
- INSTSTR DLL............Dynamic link library file used by Install
- FSPL INI............FileStor configuration file in INI format
- SH20W16 DLL............Dynamic link library file used by Scheduler
- BACKUP NVR............Backup file exclusion list
- RESTORE NVR............Restore file exclusion list
- ENGLISH DLL............Dynamic link library file used by Application
- ENGLISH DB ............Database file containing all Application strings
- ENGLISH ERR............File containing err strings
- ENGLISH LNG............Application language file
- FILESTOR HLP............FileStor help file
- FILESTOR EXE............Runtime user interface
- RETNSION IJF............Job file for retension
- JSCHEDS EXE............Scheduler program
- JSCHEDS ALR............Scheduler alarm file
- JSCHED INI............Scheduler INI file
- JSQUE EXE............Scheduler queue program
- JSLOG EXE............Scheduler logging program
- JSLOAD EXE............Scheduler loading program
- NWNET DLL............Netware dynamic link library file
- NWCALLS DLL............Netware dynamic link library file
- NWLOCALE DLL............Netware dynamic link library file
- BXFMEXT DLL............Backup express dynamic link library file
- BEXPRESS EXE............Backup express program
- PSMEXP HLP............Backup express help file
- FSEUI EXE............FileStor graphical user interface
- INSTCMPL IJF............Complete job template file
- INSTDIFF IJF............Differential job template file
- SCCHK EXE............Hardware initialization program
- SCENG EXE............SCSI engine
- DRIVELST CFG............Supported drive list
- SH20MON EXE............Scheduler file
- FS_STORE DAT............FileStor data file
-
-
-
- Job Directory
- -------------
- RESCUTIL EXE............FileStor rescue utility file
- RAD_CMPL JOB............Scheduled weekly complete compound job
- RAD_DIFF JOB............Scheduled daily differential compound job
- RETNSION JOB............Retension job
- INSTCMPL JOB............Install volume complete backup
- RADTMPL XJB............Job template file
- INSTDIFF JOB............Install volume differential backup
-
- Lib Directory
- -------------
- LHD NX.............Library file
- LHD MP.............Library file
- LHD ST.............Library file
- LHD DEF............Library file
- UHD NX.............Library file
- UHD MP.............Library file
- UHD ST.............Library file
- UHD DEF............Library file
- SS_INX TAB............Library file
-
- Windows Directory
- -----------------
- SCCHK.PIF...............Hardware pif file
- SCENG.PIF...............SCSI Engine pif file
-
-
- 8 System File Modifications
- =================================================================
-
- CONFIG.SYS..........FILES = 30
- BUFFERS = 40
- DEVICE = [BootDrive]:\FSPLMSG.SYS
- WIN.INI.............[Windows] Load=[InstallationPath]\JSCHED.EXE
- [FSpL] FSPL_DIR=[InstallationPath]
- [BackupExpress]
- BackupExpressApplicationExe=[InstallationPath]\bexpress.EXE
-
-
- SYSTEM.INI..........[386ENH] DMABufferSize=035
- [386ENH] WinExclusive=0
-
- PROGMAN.INI.........[Groups] Group##=C:\[Windows Directory]\FSPL.GRP
-
- FSPL.INI............[FSPL] ACTIVEDEVICE=SCSI
- [FSPL] ScheduleDir=c:\FileStor\job
-
-
-
- 9 Win95 Notes
- =================================================================
-
- FileStor does not handle Win95 file names greater than the 8.3 format.
- If you wish to use FileStor to backup your local Win95 drive, you will
- need to use the LFNBK utility supplied by MicroSoft. This utility can
- be found on the Win95 CD under ADMIN\APPTOOLS\LFNBACK. This utility also
- provides a README.TXT which should be read. To backup a Win 95 system
- you must do the following:
-
- 1. Turn tunneling off
- 2. Run LFNBK /B C: in a Win95 DOS box
- 3. Reboot the system
- 4. Locate the FileStor executable with the Explorer (by default
- C:\FILESTOR\FILESTOR.EXE)
- 5. Backup C:
-
- To return your Win95 system back to its original normal operation you
- must do the following:
-
- 1. Run LFNBK /R C: in a Win95 DOS box
- 2. Turn tunneling back on
- 3. Reboot
-
- To restore your Win95 drive, you must do the following:
-
- 1. Turn tunneling off
- 2. Run LFNBK /B C: in a Win95 DOS box
- 3. Reboot the system
- 4. Locate the FileStor executable with the Explorer (by default
- C:\FILESTOR\FILESTOR.EXE)
- 5. Restore C:
-
- To return your Win95 system back to its original normal operation you
- must do the following:
-
- 1. Run LFNBK /R C: in a Win95 DOS box
- 2. Turn tunneling back on
- 3. Reboot
-
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