1) The document discusses how to boot a ShareTech mail server from a USB device such as a flash drive or external hard drive in an emergency situation when the server's original hard drive fails. 2) It explains that the USB device must have equal or more space than the original hard drive. It also notes that booting from USB is only a temporary solution and the server should be repaired by contacting support. 3) The document provides steps for connecting to the server via console cable and putty to boot from a USB device, selecting options during restart to boot from the USB, and notes when the server startup is complete.

1. ShareTech 64bit Mail Server
How To Boot From
a USB Device
(Flash Drive or External Hard Drive)
L/O/G/O
www.sharetech.com.tw / www.higuard.com
www.themegallery.com

2. Hot Tip
1
Make sure your USB space
• Your flash drive, external Hard Drive, or
USB stick free space must be equal to or
more than original HDD.
2 When it’s an emergency
• Boot from usb when it’s an emergency.
It’s not a permanent solution, just a
makeshift arrangement when original
HDD fail. Honestly, please contact us
when mail server with something wrong.

3. System Backup
Backup policies are set to govern which content should be
backed up at scheduled time. ShareTech mail server makes it
even more convenient for administrators to use USB flash drive
as a backup storage device. Removable USB HDD can be used
as full system backup.
If the operating system on the
host computer crashes, chose
USB recovery mode while
rebooting. The system will
revert back to the status before
backup.(restore)
MS-6400, MS-6410, MS-6420, MS-1225, MS-6440,
MS-1410A, MS-1420A, MS-1430A, MS-1440A

4. Backup Device – USB
USB 2.0 “Hi-Speed“ higher maximum signaling rate
of 480 Mbit/s
(effective throughput up to 35 MB/s or 280 Mbit/s)

5. Management > System Backup

6. Mount Device

7. HD. SYS. Backup Formatting

8. Enter Information

9. Immediately Backup

10. Backup Log List

11. HDD fail
One day, original HDD fail cause you cannot boot mail server

12. Find console line
Please fine your PC computer which has 9-pins SUB-D,
Connect Console cable to between COM port(RS-232) of
computer and Console port of UTM.

13. Connect console
1. Please download putty:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
2. Run “putty,” select “Serial,” type Speed “115200,” and click [Open]

14. Console Screen

15. Console Screen
Enter 2 while the time is counting down

16. Console Screen
Select 2, boot from sdc(usb)
Select 1

17. Console Screen
Machine restart

18. Console Screen
Do thing this time
More than 5 minutes……

19. Console Screen

20. Console Screen

21. Till show MS#

22. Successful Booting From External Hard Drive

23. What’re HD. SYS. Backup Items
NOTED!!!!.
1. Config setting
2. kernel(ex: Network Setup, Mail Server Basic Setup…so on)
3. Graylist and IP Reverse
4. clamav, sophos (Anti-Virus Engines )
5. spam(Anti-Spam Basic Setup)
6. ldap(LDAP sharecontacts)
7. mysql Db(database)
8. mail accounts(Account List)
9. Mail attchech
10. Audit & Filter Rule Setting
11. Separate(Anti-Spam > Basic Setup > Quarantine Zone)
12. Bulletin
13. Mail Log
14. Shared Folder
15. E-Paper
16. Logs (system Log)
17. Update server files

24. Thank You!
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have further questions, thanks.
L/O/G/O
help@sharetech.com.tw
www.themegallery.com