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Chapter 13 Troubleshooting

Saving and Restoring the Library Configuration

Dell PowerVault ML6000 User’s Guide

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Saving the Library
Configuration

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This operation saves your current library configuration and library

firmware. Save your library configuration when it is in a known working

state. In the event of a hardware failure, the saved configuration can be

used to restore the configuration after hardware repairs are made. Before

initiating a firmware upgrade, you should save the library configuration.

You then have the option to restore the configuration after either a

successful or an unsuccessful upgrade.
The Save/Restore Configuration operation is available only on the Web

client. The path to open the appropriate screen is:

• From the Web client, select

Tools > Save/Restore Configuration

.

Restoring the Library
Configuration and Library
Firmware

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You can restore the library’s configurable items to a previous state using

a saved configuration file. If you updated the library firmware since last

saving the configuration, the library automatically restores the library

firmware to the version that was saved with the configuration.
You can also downgrade library firmware to an earlier version using the

Tools > Update Library Firmware

command. Note that you will lose all

your current library configuration information except for network

settings, date and time, and license keys. You can restore the other

configurable items using a configuration file that was saved when the

earlier version of library firmware was installed on the library, or you can

reconfigure your library’s settings.

Caution:

Always save the library configuration after modifying a

configurable item and before upgrading firmware. This

allows you to restore the most current settings if necessary.

Note:

The configuration file must be at the same or an earlier version

of firmware than that which is currently installed on the

library. You cannot restore a configuration file created with a

later version of firmware.

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