Backing Up The Library Configuration - Spectra Logic T-Series Spectra T200 User Manual

Chapter 8 — Configuring the Library
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Keeping valid backup copies of your library's configuration and the MLM
database ensures that you can easily restore the library in the event of a
disaster. Having a backup of the library's configuration is also extremely
useful if problems require you to replace the LCM or the LCM's compact
flash card. After the replacement procedure is complete, you can use the
saved configuration to restore the library's settings, including the
partitions, instead of having to manually re-enter all of the information.
The library provides two methods for backing up the configuration:
If you have valid backups of the library's configuration and MLM
database, you can use them to restore the library (see
Configuration on page
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information about backing up the library's configuration information and
MLM database (the library metadata).
Auto-Save Library Configuration and MLM Database
The Auto-Save Configuration File feature automatically creates an auto-
save backup file containing the library configuration and Media Lifecycle
Management (MLM) database and stores it on the LCM compact flash. The
library generates the auto-save file once a week and whenever a partition is
created or modified.
As an extra security measure, you can configure the library to
automatically email the auto-save file to a previously defined email
recipient each time it is created. Saving an external copy of the auto-save
file ensures that you can recover your MLM database and library
configuration in the event of a disaster.
For detailed information about configuring and using the Auto-Save
Configuration File feature, see:
You can optionally store the library's configuration, either by saving it to a
USB key or by emailing it to one of the library's configured mail users. If
you choose either of these option, verify the backup as described in the
following sections
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Auto-Save Library Configuration and MLM Database
Manual Backup of the Library Configuration on page 191
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Backing Up the Spectra Library Metadata on page 313
Enabling Email for Automatic Configuration Save File on page 187
Restoring From an Auto-Save Configuration File on page 253
Restoring the Library
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