The process of backing up and restoring data can vary greatly depending on your network configuration. Backing up and restoring is critical to preserving POP and region information. Backing up the database and .cab files on the server is not as critical as backing up the phone book databases and other important files located on the administration-tool computer. The suggested measure is to use a tape drive or some other mass storage device to back up the complete \PBA directory. However, if the computer running the administration tool is a laptop or if mass storage is not possible, you will want to back up the following three key data files by some other means, such as copying to disk:
If you need to reinstall the administration tool and restore the files listed in this section, "Backing Up and Restoring," follow the instructions in the section "Reinstalling Phone Book Administrator." For information on where to copy the files, see the section "Directory and File Location" in the Connection Point Services Reference Guide. The final step is to post the newly restored phone books to the server. If you also have to reinstall Phone Book Service, you will need to republish your phone books.