Spectra Logic T-Series Spectra T50e User Manual page 246

Appendix E — Best Practices
5. After you email the data (the data is sent as an attachment) and save the
6. Store at least one USB storage device off-site. After you have several
7. When you run-through disaster recovery exercises, use metadata from
Saving Configuration Files
The following table shows the method for creating each type of backup
and the file names and locations of the configuration data saved during the
backup operation.
describes the methods in more detail.
Saved data
Exported Key
Configuration
MLM
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Email configuration data, encryption keys (which are sent in
encrypted form), and your MLM database so you have a copy easily
accessible.
Save this same data to a USB storage device, using a different
memory device each week.
data to the USB storage devices, check both the email attachment and
the USB storage device (plug it into a computer or laptop) to make sure
the correct files are present and accessible. See the table in
Configuration Files
examples of the file lists you might see.
weeks of backups stored off-site, rotate back through them.
both your USB storage devices and email attachments in the rebuild.
Creating Backups of Your Library Metadata on page 248
Method
BlueScale interface:
Security >
Encryption >
Export Key
BlueScale interface:
Maintenance >
Tools >Utilities >
Advanced > Save
Library
Configuration
BlueScale interface:
Maintenance >
Tools > Utilities>
Show Advanced >
Save MLM Database
(below) for a list of the files to look for and to see
Files on USB storage device
A key file named name.bsk
or name.bss, where name is
the moniker you assigned to
the key when you created it)
Multiple configuration (.cfg)
files in the
SavedConfigs\<date-time
folder, where
> date-time
the time stamp for the
backup files.
A SavedMLMDB folder
containing a file named
cminfo_<date-time>.zdt
or
cminfo_<date-time>.dat
Saving
Email
An attachment
containing a key file
named name.bsk or
name.bss
An attachment that is a
zip file containing the
entire set of
is configuration files.
An attachment that is a
zip file named
cminfo_<date-time>.
, which contains the
zdt
entire media lifecycle
management database.
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