Spectra T50e - Backing U P the Library Configuration

Chapter 4—Configuring the Library Backing Up the Library Configuration
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6. ClickSave.
TheOptionKeysscreendisplayswiththenewoptionkeyandits
descriptionincludedinthelistofkeys.Youcanviewthislistatany
timetodeterminewhatoptionsarecurrentlyenabled.
Note: Keepacopyofallactivationkeysthatyoureceive.Youmustre‐
enterthemifthelibraryiseverresettofactorydefaults,which
couldberequiredbySpectraLogicTechnicalSupportforcertain
troubleshootingprocedures.
BACKING UP THE LIBRARY CONFIGURATION
Overview Havingacurrentbackupofthelibrary‘smetadataisan
essentialcomponentofanydisasterrecoveryplan.Thismetadataincludes
thelibraryconfiguration,theoptionactivationkeys,theMLMandDLM
databases,andanyBlueScaleencryptionkeysstoredinthelibrary.This
backupisalsoextremelyusefulifproblemsrequireyoutoreplacetheLCM
orthememorycardintheLCM.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.
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Figure 64 List of option keys stored in the library.
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.
Important
The backup configuration can only be used to restore the library that generated the
backup. The configuration is tied to the Hardware ID of the library and cannot be
transferred to another library.