Spectra T200 - Back Up and Protect the Library Metadata

Appendix A — Best Practices Back Up and Protect the Library Metadata
December 2019 User Guide—Spectra T200, T380, and T680 Libraries
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Save MLM
Database
Advanced Utility
A time-stamped file containing the current MLM and DLM databases. The file
is saved to a USB device or emailed to a previously configured mail recipient.
The filename depends on whether the LCM is a Spectra PC or a Spectra LS and
includes the time stamp <date-time> to indicate when the backup was
created. If the backup file was saved to a USB device, it is located in a folder
called \SavedMLMDB.
 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.)
Back Up the MLM and DLM Databases on page 306 provides instructions for
using the utility.
Important: To ensure that you always have a current backup of the MLM and
DLM databases, back them up regularly.
Partition Wizard
and
Save Library
Configuration
Utility
Multiple configuration files with the format cnnnnnn.cfg, where n is a
number between 0 and 9. You can choose to save the library configuration data
to a USB device or email it to a previously configured mail recipient.
 If the backup files are saved to a USB device, they are located in a folder
called SavedConfigs\<date-time>, where <date-time> is the time
stamp for when the backup was created.
 If the backup was sent as an email attachment, the files are in a file named
<date-time>cfg.zip, where <date-time> is the time stamp for when
the zip file was created.
Important: The backup file of the library configuration does not include the
MLM and DLM databases.
Important: Backing up the library configuration also backs up any BlueScale
encryption keys that are stored in the library at the time the file is created.
 Partition Wizard
— The partition wizard prompts you to save the library
configuration whenever you create or modify a partition. See Chapter 6 –
Configuring and Managing Partitions, beginning on page 177 for detailed
information about creating and modifying partitions.
 Save Library Configuration Utility
— Use the Save Library Configuration
utility to back up the updated library configuration whenever you make a
configuration change to the library. This is especially important when you
make configuration changes that do not result in an Auto Configuration Save
file. See Use Manual Backup of the Library Configuration on page 144 for
instructions.
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