Appendix E - Best Practices; Library Metadata Backup - Spectra Logic T-Series Spectra T50e User Manual

This appendix reviews best practices for operating the library and working
with media.
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IBRARY ETADATA
Backing Up the Spectra Library Metadata
To ensure the availability of your library and encrypted data, protect
library metadata by following the procedures described in this section.
Library metadata includes library configuration data, the media lifecycle
management database, and all encryption-key related data.
Losing metadata can have catastrophic effects—as can losing keys in any
Caution
encryption key management system, especially when related to encrypted data. If
you lose all copies of all metadata:
Use the following Metadata Backup Procedure to protect your library and
your encrypted data.
3. When the BlueScale interface prompts you to save data, do so.
4. Once a week save Library Metadata by exporting it through both email
Task

Library Metadata Backup

Media Use
B
ACKUP
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.
You will lose stored data about your media that will be time-consuming to
recover.
and saving to USB storage devices for off-site storage. Metadata is very
important in the case of disaster recovery, etc. The methods of
exporting the Library Metadata are listed in the table in
Configuration Files on page
Appendix E
Best Practices
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Saving