Spectra T950 - Verify the Configuration Backup

Chapter 4 — Configuring the Library Backing Up the Library Configuration
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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Verify the Configuration Backup
Aftercreatingabackupofyourlibraryconfiguration,useoneofthe
methodsdescribedinthefollowingsectionstoverifythatthebackupwas
successfulassoonaspossibleafteryoucreateit.
When Saved to a USB Device
1. PlugtheUSBdeviceintoaUSBportonanavailablecomputer.
2. ExaminethelistoffilesontheUSBdeviceandlocatethe
\SavedConfigsfolder.
3. Openthe\SavedConfigsfolderandverifythatafolderwithaname
correspondingtothedateandtimeyoucreatedthebackupispresent.
4. Openthetime‐stampedfolderandconfirmthatitcontainsseveral
configurationfilesnamedusingtheformatcnnnnnn.cfg,wherenisa
numberbetween0and9.Makesurethefilesaremorethan0bytesin
size.
5. Iftheconfigurationfilesarepresentandaremorethan0bytesinsize,
thebackupwassuccessful.StoretheUSBdeviceinasafelocation.
Note: Youcanzipthefilesinthefolderandemailthezipfiletoothers
ormakeadditionalcopiesofthefolderforsafekeeping.
6. Iftheconfigurationfilesarenotpresent,orifanyofthefilesare0bytes
insize,repeatthebackupprocess(UseManualBackupoftheLibrary
Configurationonpage146)usingadifferentUSBdevice.
When Sent as an Email Attachment
1. Opentheemailandconfirmthatitcontainsazipfileattachment.
2. Openthezipfileandconfirmthatitcontainsseveralconfigurationfiles
namedusingtheformatcnnnnnn.cfg,wheren isanumberbetween
0and9.Makesurethefilesaremorethan0bytesinsize.
3. Iftheconfigurationfilesarepresentandaremorethan0bytesinsize,
thebackupwassuccessful.Savethezipfileattachmenttoasafe
locationfromwhichyoucancopyittoaUSBdevice,ifneeded.
Note: Ifdesired,renamethezipfiletoindicatethedateofthebackup.
4. Iftheemailattachmentdoesnotcontaintheconfigurationfilesorifone
ormoreofthefilesare0bytesinsize,repeatthebackupprocess(
Use
ManualBackupoftheLibraryConfigurationonpage146)tosendthe
emailagain.
ReadBackUpandProtecttheLibraryMetadataonpage505foradditional
informationaboutbackingupthelibrary’sconfigurationinformation,the
MLMandDLMdatabases,andBlueScaleencryptionkeys(this
informationiscollectivelyreferredtoasthelibrarymetadata).