Spectra T950 - Use Automatic Backup of the Library Configuration; Use Manual Backup of the Library Configuration

Chapter 4 — Configuring the Library Backing Up the Library Configuration
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Use Automatic Backup of the Library Configuration
TheAutoConfigurationSavefeature,whichoperatesautomatically,saves
abackupofthelibraryconfiguration,theMLMandDLMdatabases,and
anystoredBlueScaleencryptionkeystoatime‐stampedzipfileonthe
memorycardintheLCM.Thezipfileisnamed<date-time>cfg.zip,
where<date-time>is
thetimestampforwhenthebackupwascreated.
ThelibrarygeneratestheAutoConfigurationSavebackupfile onceaweek
andwheneverapartitioniscreatedormodified.
Note: ThelibrarydoesnotgenerateanAutoConfigurationSave
backupfilewhenyoumakeconfigurationchangesotherthan
creatingormodifyingapartition.
Asanextrasecuritymeasure,youcanconfigurethelibrarytoautomatically
emailthetime‐stampedzipfiletoapreviouslyconfiguredemailrecipient
eachtimethebackupfileiscreated.Savinganexternalcopyofthe
automaticallygeneratedconfigurationbackupfileensuresthatyoucan
recoverthelibraryconfiguration,theMLMandDLMdatabases,andthe
BlueScaleencryptionkeysstoredinthelibraryintheeventofadisaster.
Whentherecipientreceivestheemail,theyshouldverifythebackupas
describedinVerifytheConfigurationBackuponpage149andVerifythe
DatabaseBackupFileonpage318.
FordetailedinformationaboutconfiguringamailrecipientfortheAuto
ConfigurationSavefileandusingittorestorethelibrary,see:
 EnableEmailfortheAutoConfigurationSaveFileonpage120
 RestoreFromanAutoConfigurationSaveFileonpage385
Use Manual Backup of the Library Configuration
Overview Wheneveryoumakeaconfigurationchangetothelibrarythat
doesnotresultinthelibraryautomaticallygeneratingaconfiguration
backupfile(forexample,youenteredactivationkeysafterthecreation
dateofthemostcurrentautomaticallygeneratedbackupfile),youcan
manuallybackupthelibraryconfigurationasdescribedinthissection.
Notes:  TheSaveLibraryConfigurationutilitydescribedinthis
sectiondoesnotbackuptheMLMdatabaseortheDLM
database.
TobackuptheMLMandDLMdatabases,usetheSaveMLM
Databaseutility,asdescribedinBackUptheMLMandDLM
Databasesonpage316.Afteryoucreatethebackup,besure
toverifyitasdescribedinVerifytheDatabaseBackupFileon
page318.
 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.