Spectra T50e - USING CARTRIDGES

Appendix A—Best Practices MLM Best Practices
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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Disaster Recovery Planning
Asapartofbest‐practicedisasterrecoveryplanningandprocesses,Spectra
LogicstronglyrecommendsbackinguptheMLMdatabasetoaUSBdevice
oremailingittoapreconfiguredmailrecipientautomaticallyafterusing
MLMforsomeperiodoftime.Intheeventofadisaster,youcanusethe
backuptorestoretheMLMdatabaseinformationforthemediainyour
libraryinsteadofrebuildingitbyloadingeachcartridgeintoadrive(see
RestoretheMLMandDLMDatabasesonpage377).
Notes:  BackinguptheMLMdatabasealsobacksuptheDLM
database.
 Forextrasecurity,theAutoConfigurationSavefeature
automaticallybacksupthelibrary’sconfigurationandthe
MLMandDLMdatabasestotheLCMmemorycardoncea
weekandwheneverapartitioniscreatedormodified(see
BackUptheLibraryConfigurationAutomaticallyon
page115).
 IfemailisenabledfortheAutoConfigurationSavefeature,
thebackupsareemailedtothedesignatedmailusers(see
EmailAutoConfigurationSaveonpage109).
 SeeBackUpandProtecttheLibraryMetadataonpage477
foradditionaldisasterplanninginformation.
Important
The weekly Auto Configuration Save file reflects the state of the MLM database at
the time the backup was created. If MLM-enabled cartridges are imported into or
exported from the library during the period between the weekly Auto
Configuration Save operation, the backup of the MLM database may not accurately
reflect the library’s inventory.
If you plan to import or export a large number of MLM-enabled cartridges, back up
the MLM database using the procedure described in
Back Up the MLM and DLM
Databases on page 263 when you are finished to ensure that you have a backup
that accurately reflects the information in the database.