Spectra Library Metadata Backup Procedure - Spectra Logic T-Series Spectra T200 Release Note

Important Information — Spectra Library Metadata Backup Procedure
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To ensure the availability of your library and encrypted data, protect
library metadata by following the procedure below. Library metadata
includes library configuration data, the media lifecycle management
database, and all encryption-key related data. Having backups of your
library metadata is very important in the case of disaster recovery and
other situations where you need to restore the library.
Losing metadata can have catastrophic effects—as can losing keys in any
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encryption key management system, especially when related to encrypted data. If
you lose all copies of all metadata:
You will lose stored data about your media that will be time-consuming to recover.
Use the following Metadata Backup Procedure to protect your library and
your encrypted data.
1. When the BlueScale interface prompts you to save data, do so.
2. Once a week back up the library metadata by exporting it through both
3. After you email the data (the data is sent as an attachment) and save the
4. Store at least one USB key off-site. After you have several weeks of
5. When you run-through disaster recovery exercises, use metadata from
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Your encrypted data is lost—you will be unable to decrypt encrypted data
without the encryption keys.
You will need to completely reconfigure your library.
email and saving to USB keys for off-site storage. The methods of
exporting the Library Metadata are listed in the table in
Configuration Files on page
Email configuration data, encryption keys (which are sent in
encrypted form), and your MLM database so you have a copy easily
accessible.
Note: You can also configure the library to automatically email the
auto-save configuration file it generates to a preconfigured
recipient. Refer to the Spectra T200, T380, and T680 User Guide for
instructions.
Save this same data to a USB key, using a different memory device
each week.
data to the USB keys, check both the email attachment and the USB key
(plug it into a computer or laptop) to make sure the correct files are
present and accessible. See the table in
page 13 for a list of the files to look for and to see examples of the file
lists you might see.
backups stored off-site, rotate back through them.
both your USB keys and email attachments in the rebuild.
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