Spectra T200 - Delete MLM Records from the Database; Verify the Database Backup File

Chapter 9 — Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management Managing the MLM Database
December 2019 User Guide—Spectra T200, T380, and T680 Libraries
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Verify the Database Backup File
After backing up the MLM database, use one of the procedures in the
following table to confirm that the backup file was generated.
Delete MLM Records From the Database
When the maximum number of records for the MLM database is reached,
the record for the least recently exported cartridge, as determined by the
Export Date tracked by MLM, is automatically deleted. The library does
not notify you when it reaches the maximum number of records.
When a tape is retired or permanently exported from the library, you can
manually delete its record from the MLM database. Records can be deleted
individually or as a group.
If the backup was... Follow these steps...
Saved to a USB
Device
1. Plug the USB device into a PC. The PC does not need to be connected to the
library.
2. Examine the list of files on the USB device and locate the SavedMLMDB folder.
3. Open the folder to verify that it contains the following file, where
<date-time> is the time stamp for when the backup was created:
 Spectra PC—cminfo_<date-time>.dat
—OR—
 Spectra LS—xmlinfo<date-time>.db
—OR—
 Zipped file
— cminfo_<date-time>.zdt
(The zip filename is the same for both the Spectra PC and the Spectra LS.)
4. Verify that the file is more than 0 bytes in size.
5. If a file with the correct filename format is present and is more than 0 bytes in
size, the database backup was successful and the file is usable. Store the USB
device in a safe location.
6. If the MLM database file is not present or if it is 0 bytes in size, repeat the
backup process (Back Up the MLM and DLM Databases on page 306) using a
different USB device.
Sent as an Email
Attachment
1. Open the email attachment and verify that:
 The attachment contains a zip file called
cminfo_<date-time>.zdt
—AND—
 The file is more than 0 bytes in size.
2. If the zip file is present and is more than 0 bytes in size, the backup was
successful and is usable. Save the email attachment to a safe location from
which you can copy it to a USB device, if needed.
3. If the zip file is not present or if it is 0 bytes in size, repeat the backup process
(Back Up the MLM and DLM Databases on page 306) to generate the email
again.