# Take a Full System Backup Before making any major change like a service pack upgrade, you should always take a full system backup. 1- Logon to the Maitre’D Back-office with appropriate credentials. (System owner or distributor)

2- Start the System Configuration module.

3- Click on the Backup menu and select the Archiving Setup option

4- Select the Alternate Media radio button, and then click on the “…” button to browse for the folder where the full system backup will be saved. Click OK to save the changes.

5- Click the Backup menu again, but this time, select the Save Full System option

6- A dialog box will inform you of what is about to happen. Click Yes to proceed

7- Another dialog box reminds you that any database changes made after the Endof-Day will not be saved. Click OK and the process will begin automatically.

8- Progress bars indicate the status of the backup operation.

9- A dialog box confirms that the Full System Backup operation was successful. Click OK.

10-Inside the folder you selected earlier, you will find a folder called FULL0001. This is your full system backup. Copy it to a removable media for safekeeping.