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1. 1 10 2007 11 40 AM NGS Figure 2 REFLECTOR Main Window User Manual 3 1 1 Choose CD or DVD Output Click the Primera CD or Primera DVD mode tab and ensure that the correct blank discs are loaded in your Primera Disc Publisher If you have chosen Primera CD use the pop up CD Size button in the Volume Info to select the correct capacity for the blank CDs you are using If you are not sure of the size use the default 650 Mbytes 3 1 2 Select Files and Folders In the REFLECTOR Filters menu select Turn Off All Filters See Section 3 2 2 if you want to use filters oimply drag the files and folders that you want to save to the Destination pane It always lists the files that will be saved when you write your optical discs e To save entire folders with their contents including files and folders inside the folders you select drag the folders from the Browser pane to the Destination pane The names of all files that will be saved appear in the Destination pane e o save chosen files from a folder first select the folder in the Browser pane or drag it to the Source pane In the Source pane REFLECTOR displays all the files and folders inside the folder you have selected Drag the files or folders you want to save to the Destination pane or select them in the Source pane and click the Add button above the Destination pane e To remove files from the Destination pane so that they will not be saved to opti2. STORAGEQUES T com REFLECTOR 5 The Network Backup and Archive Manager User Manual PRIMERA Disc Publishers User Manual Copyright 2007 StorageQuest Inc All rights reserved opecifications are subject to change without notice 02007 StorageQuest Inc All Rights Reserved StorageQuest the StorageQuest logo and REFLECTOR are trademarks of StorageQuest Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Document REFLECTOR UM PRIM 11 IL ol uL E zb DO TO T9 Ro sets Ohm DN User Manual Table of Contents Weber 1 NENION 1 Parts of a REFLECT OR System rarrrrarrvrarrvvarrnrarrnvarennnrennnrennanennnn 2 Parts of TNB MATE 2 Contacting etorageQuUGOSL Lasse eeseeeeoee Ge eg taba hated ee 2 Mailing Address rrrnnrrnnnrornnnrvnnnernnnennnnennnnennnnennnnennnnennanennnnennnnennanennnn 2 LDohe and EOD EE 2 2m e WED TTD 3 Se ING Up YOU YTE REO 4 Installing the Primera System ccccccccseeceeeeeeecseeeeseeeeesaeeeesaeeeesaeeees 4 Installing the Primera PTBurn Server eeeeeeeeeeeeeeese 4 System Requirements rrrrnnnrnnnnnrnrnnnrnrnnnennnnnennnnnnnnansennansnnnnssnnnnssnnnnn 4 Disc Space Requirements rrannnnnnnnnvnnnennnnnrvrnnnenrnnnennansennnnsennnnsennnnenn 5 Server Edition and Client PaC rrrannrnnannrnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnsnnnnnnnnnn 5 Eee TGS 00 eer 5 Acti
3. for reading and writing optical discs a printer to label the top surface of those discs and a robotic mechanism to automatically feed blank discs from the recorder then to the printer and finally to an output stack User Manual With REFLECTOR you specify which files you wish to write to CD or DVD on a single or recurring basis for system backup The REFLECTOR software automatically creates multiple CDs or DVDs as necessary with each disc clearly labeled You can also use the REFLECTOR software to restore some or all of the files from a CD or DVD to your computer s hard disk 1 1 1 Parts of a REFLECTOR System REFLECTOR consists of software that runs on one or more computers of a networked Windows Workgroup REFLECTOR is compatible with Microsoft Windows 2000 XP and newer versions of Microsoft Windows Though REFLECTOR software requires Microsoft Windows it can be used to backup network shared drives on computers that are running other operating systems 1 1 2 Parts of This Manual This manual has two main parts e The first part tells you how to set up the REFLECTOR software e The second part describes how to use REFLECTOR to save your data to optical disc how to label your discs and how to restore information you have saved 1 2 Contacting StorageQuest 1 2 1 Mailing Address otorageQuest Inc 226 Argyle Avenue Ottawa Ontario Canada K2P 1B9 1 2 2 Phone and Fax Phone 613 235 6919 Fax 613 235 1785 Us
4. select files and folders and specify filters the details are recorded in the script e Click either the End Script button at top left or the Stop Recording button in the ocript Recorder window to stop recording the script and save it for use e If you want to specify label settings and or a description for the volumes use the end script button in the top left which will open the create disc dialog allowing you to set anything you like Click Create when finished and the script will be saved User Manual Script Recorder Reflector Backup amp Archive Manager Script Created 1 10 2007 12 06 52 PM SET SIMULATED 0 SET MODE PRIMERACD SET SIZEMB 650 SET COPIES 1 FILTER OFF ALL COPYALL C WINDOWS COPYALL C Documents and Settings COPYALL C Program Files Delete Line Add Command Stop Recording Figure 7 Recording a Script ocripts are saved as ordinary text files and the commands in them are simple to understand It is easy to use any text editor such as Notepad to update a script that needs minor changes For more information on scripts see Section 6 User Manual 4 Backing Up and Restoring Files The simplest way to backup your data is to use the Backup Wizard The Wizard includes a convenient option to create an automatic backup schedule such as a weekly full backup plus daily backups with only changed files You can also select files and folders directly in the REFLECTOR ma
5. the labels If you use the REFLECTOR Backup Wizard to define what will be written to disc you can also use special shortcut codes to specify some variable data values as part of the volume name that is displayed by Windows Explorer whenever the optical disc is mounted in a drive see Section 4 1 To position your variable text fields in a label first use the SureThing CD Labeler program provided by Primera to design the fixed part of your label Specify that you want to create a new 120mm disc You may wish to use the provided file otandardLabel std as a starting point 27 User Manual 28 Surelhing CD Labeler Primera Edition Untitled 1 Design e File Edit View Format Insert Playlists Tools Window Help I k 7 x m rwe wes nome o zl WE CD Face 1 of 1 Photos Clipart Text Effects Adding Text Primera 120mm CD 1up Figure 17 CD Labeler Main Screen To add variable fields to your label choose Set Merge File in the Insert menu and follow the steps of the Database Setup Wizard as described below SureThing CD Labeler Primera Edition Untitled 1 Desig e File Edit view Format Big Playlists Tools Window Help I k tole k Ti Insert Field Insert Picture Insert Merge Field dr CD Face 1 Backgrounds Set Merge File Figure 18 Set Merge File The merge file is a plain text file with one line of text for each disc Each line of text cons
6. to create optical discs that contain only a particular category of files such as digital photos jpg or music mp3 If you have already saved the same kind of files to optical disc on an earlier occasion you may wish to use an Exclude filter based on date or Archive Bit to avoid saving the same files again User Manual Select the Filter Editor in the REFLECTOR Filters menu to create modify and choose filters Figure 4 shows the creation of a new filter e Use a descriptive name that will remind you of the purpose of this filter e You can choose to make the filter include or exclude either files or directories folders e Filtering by name is just like filtering by name in the Backup Wizard see Section 4 1 e Filtering by Archive Bit Set allows you to choose only files modified since the last REFLECTOR run e Date filters can specify a range of dates or a first or last date of interest Reflector Backup amp Archive Manager Filter Editor Filters allow certain Files to be included or excluded from a volume set There are Include and Exclude filters IF you use any Include Filters Files or directories must match that criteria before they are added to the set Available Filters Filter2 Exclude Files where name matches cache Filter3 Exclude directories where name matches Temorary Internet Files Filter Name riter4 Filter Details Rule Include O Size at least Files Directories Fil
7. which is especially useful with applications such as video editing digital imaging or any application where large amounts of date must be moved off primary storage to free up capacity for the next job Multiple users each with a copy of REFLECTOR Client Pac can share a single Primera system that serves all the computers of a networked Windows Workgroup Contact StorageQuest or your reseller to purchase additional licenses 2 4 Installing the Software To install REFLECTOR load the REFLECTOR software CD into your computer s optical drive then use the Windows Explorer to navigate to the REFLECT OR folder on the software CD Double click on the Setup exe program icon The Installation Wizard will guide you through the simple process of installing the REFLECTOR software le You don t have to install the REFLECTOR Server Edition on the same AK server as the Primera hardware it can be installed anywhere on your network User Manual Figure 1 illustrates a typical configuration with multiple REFLECTOR users sharing one Primera disc publisher which is attached to a server computer SI PA wv Primera Publisher REFLECTOR REFLECTOR Software Software Figure 1 Typical REFLECT OR Configuration 2 4 1 Activating your Software When initially installed the REFLECTOR software operates in a trial mode for a maximum of 14 days To continue to use the REFLECTOR software you need an individual license for each computer that r
8. Lines beginning with a semi colon are treated as comments They are ignored by the script compiler COPY file or directory Copy the file or directory not including subdirectories Wildcards can be used COPYALL lt file or directory gt Copy the file or directory and all subdirectories Wildcards can be used COPYTO lt source gt lt dest gt Copy the source file to the destination path COPYALLTO lt source gt dest Copy all files and directories in source to dest EXIT Exit the program FILTER ON lt filter gt Activate the specified filter For example FILTER ON Include all files where name matches doc FILTER OFF filter Deactivate the specified filter FILTER OFF ALL Deactivate all filtering IMPORTFLS file list Import file list fls MOVE lt source gt lt dest gt Move file in disc layout from source to dest 31 User Manual MOVEALL source dest Move folder and subfolders from source to dest MSG message Display a message box in the program with the specified message REMOVE lt file gt Removes the file from the destination list RUN lt command gt Run the specified DOS command line SET COPIES number of copies Sets the number of copies to be created If this command is not specified the default number of copies will be used Set the description of the current disc SET POWERSTREAM OFF Deactivates PowerStream Mode SET PRINTLABEL label Se
9. a complete folder path based on the file s original location is created at the restore point e f you do not restore original file attributes the file is given new attributes as if you were creating it for the first time e f you specify Always Overwrite any existing files with the same name will be replaced by restored files without any further questions A plain text log file called Restore log is written listing the files that are restored with full path names XX You can use multiple CD DVD drives for a faster restore TIP 23 User Manual 24 5 Labeling Your Discs Printed labels make it much easier to find the right discs when you want to restore files REFLECTOR makes it easy to automatically label each disc you create with a descriptive name plus specific details such as your name and the date and time when you created the discs You define a printed label in two steps e First define the basic layout of the label This includes any background image or design any additional graphics such as a corporate logo and any fixed text that should appear on all labels of this kind The layout also includes placeholders for any variable text e Second define the variable text that describes this particular disc REFLECTOR provides a wide choice of information that you can insert into your disc labels to identify the contents You will typically repeat these two steps a few times as you decide what variable text you wan
10. cal disc select them in the Destination pane and click the Remove button above the Destination pane REFLECTOR lists only files not folders in the Destination pane However it keeps track of the original location of every saved file and can restore both files and folders The Volume Information area at the top of the REFLECTOR window shows you how many optical discs will be needed to hold the files you have selected You can choose to make multiple identical copies of each disc if you wish 3 1 3 Label your Discs Each of your discs can have two kinds of label the Windows volume label that will be written to the optical disc and a printed label on the top surface of the disc e Use the Volume Name field at the top of the REFLECTOR window to give each optical disc a name that will remind you of its purpose when you see the mounted disc in Windows Explorer It may be helpful to include your name and the date in the volume name e Use printed labels to help identify discs for easy retrieval of their contents See Chapter 5 User Manual 3 1 4 Publish your Discs Click the Create Data CD button or Create Data DVD if you have chosen DVD output to send the files you have selected to the Primera Disc Publisher In the Primera Disc Properties dialog that appears Figure 15 you can click in a check box to select Simulated Write Simulation is useful when you are testing the software but do not yet wish to write actual optical discs
11. d about 700 Mbytes but some hold only 650 Mbytes Use the pop up CD Size button at the top of the REFLECTOR main window to select the correct size for the CDs you are using 2 5 2 Write once or Erasable Second choose write once or erasable blank discs e Write once blank CDs are labeled CD R Write once DVDs are labeled as either DVD R or DVD R chose a format compatible with your Primera hardware Once a write once disc has been written there is no way to add more data to it or to reuse it for different data e Erasable blank CDs are labeled CD RW Erasable blank DVDs are labeled as either DVD RW or DVD RW chose a format compatible with your Primera hardware When an erasable disc has been written there is no way to add more data to it but it is possible to completely erase it and use it again e Erasable discs cost more than write once discs have a slower maximum writing speed and cannot be read by some optical drives They are seldom the best choice for archival data but may be useful for temporary storage 2 5 3 Printing Surface Third choose printable blank discs if you will be printing labels on them e Primera models feature an ink jet printer can print only on inkjet printable discs with a special matte white top surface e Most printable discs are write once If you are using erasable discs that cannot be printed by your Primera disc publisher be sure to label them using a marker pen designed for CD and DVD labeling N
12. display a list of available shortcut codes For example if you give a backup the name My Documents D the title printed on the discs will include the day on which the backup is run The optional Description field lets you provide more details about the purpose of this backup Any commas in the description are removed because it is included in a label merge file whose fields are separated by commas see Section 5 2 2 The Writing Mode is either Primera CD or Primera DVD See Section 2 5 The Print Label File is a label definition std file created by the SureThing CD Labeler program which is supplied by Primera e label file can include merge fields to display information that varies in different backup runs See Chapter 5 e StorageQuest provides the label file StandardLabel std which has merge fields for Volume Name Date Time Description and User Name You can choose to make multiple copies of a backup All copies of each disc are identical in both contents and label kl Backup Wizard Job Options Job Options Please provide a name for your backup set TET Shortcuts Description optional ii of Program Software Writing mode Primera CD Print Label File optional Standard label StandardLabell v Label Settings Number of copies b 4 Figure 9 Backup Job Options The File Filtering page Figure 10 allows you to specify which files will be backed up from the folders that you select on t
13. e Windows 2000 or Windows XP TM e 1 5Ghz Processor e 256 MB System Memory e Network Interface Connection e CD DVD Drive e Atleast 10 GB Available Free Disk Space see 2 2 1 Disc Space Requirements for details e A supported Primera System Bravo ll Pro XR XRP e A dedicated computer is recommended for running the PTBurn Server software User Manual 2 2 1 Disc Space Requirements The hard disk space requirements for the Primera Server with a single REFLECTOR user creating Primera CDs or DVDs can be determined as follows Hard Disc Space Needed Normal Mode Number of discs 1 x Size of media Number of discs The maximum number of unique discs submitted at the same time from the REFLECTOR Size of media For CD this is 650 MB DVD is 4500 MB PowerStream Mode PowerStreams 1 x Size of media PowerStreams PowerStreams for REFLECTOR client Default 4 2 3 Server Edition and Client Pac The REFLECTOR Server Edition licensing model is hierarchical in that a specific license is required for each Primera model that you are connecting to since REFLECTOR is licensed to a specific Primera hardware model or models The REFLECTOR Client Pac is an optional software application and requires the REFLECTOR Server Edition to be installed on a Primera server network The Client Pac is designed for users needing the power and functionality of the Server Edition at their desktops Users can push data files to a Primera server
14. eely add and delete types from a category and you can create or delete entire categories User Manual File Type Categories Current File Type Categories All Categories g fideo Formats Video Formats File Types Fa i Windows Media Audio Video File Movie Clip QuickTime Movie Video Clip Windows Media Audio File New Category Delete Category Close Figure 6 File Type Category Manager When adding a type to a category you will be shown a list of all the file types currently known to your computer lf the type you wish to add is not in that list you can manually enter the file extension you need 3 2 4 Scripts You may want to save the same kinds of files and folders to optical disc on more than one occasion One way is to use the Backup Wizard see Section 4 1 Another is to use the main REFLECTOR window with its more powerful filter capability and record the specification as a script that you can use repeatedly To use an existing script choose Open Script in the REFLECTOR File menu To create a new script choose Record Script in the File menu and then go about your business changing disc modes adding files and so on As you work you will see your actions appearing in the script recorder window When you have finished selecting the files and folders to save and would be ready to start burning discs end the script e A Script Recorder window appears as shown in Figure 7 As you
15. er Manual 1 2 3 On the Web Website http www StorageQuest com E Mail Support support StoraqeQuest com E Mail Sales sales StorageQuest com User Manual 2 Setting Up Your System 2 1 Installing the Primera System Follow the instructions in the Primera manual to install the Disc Publisher hardware and software provided by Primera e Since your Primera system requires a host computer connect it to the host using USB and install the Primera server software on the host computer Connect the host computer to the LAN Primera also supplies the SureThing CD Labeler program which can be used to design custom labels that will be printed on CDs and DVDs by the Primera printer e You can use this program to design common label layouts and distribute the label definition files std to each REFLECT OR user e You can also install SureThing CD Labeler software on each computer licensed to use Primera and StorageQuest software 2 1 1 Installing the Primera PTBurn Server The Primera system requires the PTBurn server component to be installed on Primera Server This software provides the network connectivity required by REFLECTOR To install the PTBurn software run SETUP PTBURN EXE from the REFLECTOR Installation CD and follow the installation procedure to setup the software 2 2 System Requirements To use the REFLECTOR Network Backup amp Archiving Manager for Primera you will require the Minimum System configuration
16. es 9 Size at most Where File Size Figure 4 Adding a Filter Filters that you create in the filter editing screen will be available for you to choose from when creating backup jobs They can also be made active or inactive while using the main interface An active filter is represented on the Filter menu with a checkmark and clicking the filter item in the menu will toggle its status Note that the filter s active status for use with the main interface is independent of its use with a backup job To further understand the filtering system you might consider experimenting with it by creating some test filters and then adding some files to a set to observe what happens For example create a filter that includes files whose type is a Microsoft Office document and then add your C drive to a set When all the files are finished processing you will notice that the destination list contains only Microsoft Office files User Manual In addition to the advanced filtering you can also take advantage of the quick filter tool when using the main interface Located in the bottom left corner of REFLECTOR the quick filter behaves like one big include filter while adding files to a set You can have files filtered by one or more of the following properties File name including wildcards Date modified created or accessed Type by Category Size and Advanced When adding files to a set if one or more quick filters are active the file must
17. ever use a ballpoint pen User Manual 2 5 4 Loading the Primera Disc Publisher Most models of Primera Disc Publisher hold two stacks of blank discs usually CD or DVD and an output bin Ensure that the Disc Publisher is loaded with the correct blank discs 2 6 Basic Operation REFLECTOR makes it easy to write and label CDs and DVDs using a Primera Disc Publisher e You can choose files and folders to save or you can specify simple rules to select files and folders e he REFLECTOR software automatically writes as many discs as your files require and can split large files across multiple discs e REFLECTOR also allows you to define which files you want to backup and then use that definition repeatedly to save the latest versions of your files e You can print labels on the discs with attractive graphics and titles to properly identify each disc The titles can contain variable information such as the date time and user name or computer name For detailed instructions see Chapter 3 Creating CDs and DVDs Chapter 4 Backing Up and Restoring Files and Chapter 5 Labeling Your Discs 2 6 1 Backing up Macintosh Computers REFLECTOR is a Windows program that can backup any file or folder visible in a Windows workgroup Many operating systems including Macintosh OS X are able to share files with Windows computers e o backup files from a Macintosh computer turn on Windows File Sharing in the Macintosh computers Shar
18. ew button to check the appearance of the label then choose Save in the CD Labeler s File menu to save your label definition Verify that your REFLECTOR label contents file see Section 5 2 1 names this CD Labeler label file as its associated label layout file IMPORTANT Once the label is finalized and saved be sure to delete the merge txt file associated with the label While the original merge txt file exists the label will use it by default to populate its merge fields With the file deleted the label will now use the merge txt file created on demand by REFLECTOR to populate the merge fields with the proper information relating to the current job User Manual 6 Script Language Reference 6 1 Script Files There are two types of script files used by the REFLECTOR software The first is known as a File List file which contains a plain text listing of files to add to your CD or DVD set one per line These files have the extension fls The second type of script files utilize the REFLECTOR scripting language and have the extension oam recorded scripts and oab backup scripts You can launch the REFLECTOR software by double clicking on any of these three file types The software will execute the script or load the file list 6 2 Script Commands A script file oam or oab contains a series of script commands one per line The following commands are available for use when writing script files some comments
19. f the Backup Wizard those filters are used to decide which files in the selected folders will be saved L Backup Wizard Select Folders Select Folders to Backup DIC Acrobat 5 0 DIC Acrobat 6 0 C Photoshop cs m DOG ahead m DIC Aladdin Systems B Lj Altova m D apc amp JG ATI Technologies D EitTornado OG coffeeTime JG Common Files O ComPlus Applications t0 m TIE Canernir NPeskkan Search i gt Show Selected Itern List Reset bul Figure 11 Backup Select Folders User Manual Use the Backup Scheduling page of the Backup Wizard Figure 12 if you wish to schedule your new backup script to run at regular intervals You can select full or incremental backup at a particular time on particular days of the week If you select incremental backup only files that have changed since your last backup will be stored REFLEC TOR Backup uses the Archive status bit of each file a standard feature of Windows file systems to keep track of changes For many computers a scheduled backup will take place only if the computer is already running at the scheduled time Some computers will wake automatically if they are in a low power sleeping mode at the time of a backup If you are using scheduled backups be sure to keep your Primera Disc Publisher powered on connected to the network and loaded with the right blank discs Ls Backup Wizard 5cheduling Options Scheduled Backups Mon T
20. from Archive z i xj You can restore files to their original location and original file attributes by using the Create HTML Index Files Feature when you write your CD Select a drive containing the first CD of the set you wish to restore m Select Files and Folders to Restore Source Drive Lr GJ Sample Data 42 D Archive v Volume Name Archive Date Written 21 March 2005 Discs in Set 1 Disc 3t of Copies 1 Copy Created by James Total Files 32 Total Size 65 54 KB v Restore to Original Location V Restore file attributes Always overwrite Figure 14 Restore Window Select the files or folders that you wish to restore by clicking their check boxes in the Restore browser window To display the files or folders inside a folder click on the box to the left of a folder it will change to and a list of contents will appear 22 User Manual By default all restored files are written to their original locations and are given the same file attributes such as read only that they had when saved You will be asked whether or not to restore if a file would overwrite a current file with the same name You can change the three options by clicking on their check boxes e f you do not restore files to the original locations you can browse to a location where you want the files restored Even if only one file is being restored
21. he next page of the Backup Wizard oimple filtering based on file type is just a matter of selecting some all or none of the file type categories listed For more information on file type categories please see Section 3 2 3 User Manual More advanced filtering is available by clicking on the Add Custom Filters button The button will be replaced by a list of all the advanced filters that you have created in REFLECTOR You can then choose any number of these filters to be active during the backup There is also a link to edit or create new filters if you need to For a file to be included in your backup job it must pass every filter The file type filters are applied before the advanced filters See 3 2 2 Filters for more information EX Backup Wizard File Options File Filtering Include Files C Include only these types of files OG Audio Formats fec Font Files E HTML L1 L1 ON Image File Types fe Macintosh Formats edit File types Custom Filters Add custom filters to Further target your data Add Custom Filters Figure 10 Backup File Filtering The Select Folders page Figure 11 allows you to select which folders should be saved When you click on the check box to the left of a folder you select all the files and folders inside that folder You then have the option of deselecting some of them by clicking on their selection boxes If you have provided file filters in the previous page o
22. in window and send them to the Primera disc publisher as described in Section 3 1 This gives you access to a wider range of file selection filters than the Wizard offers You can save a backup definition as a named script file to use repeatedly The simple procedure for restoring files is described in Section 4 2 4 1 Using the Backup Wizard Select the Backup Wizard using the REFLECTOR Tools menu On the first page of the Backup Wizard see Figure 8 choose whether to define a new backup or run a previously defined backup The rest of this section assumes that you have chosen to create a new backup EN Backup Wizard Welcome Welcome to the Backup Wizard This wizard assists you with the process of backing up your data to CD or DVD on a regular basis What do you want to do Create a new backup Run an existing backup job now Figure 8 Backup Wizard On the second page Figure 9 give your new backup a name and specify its basic characteristics User Manual The backup name is a required field It names the script created by the Backup Wizard so that you can choose it for future backup runs It also acts as the volume title of all the discs that are created A meaningful volume title makes it easier to recognize discs in Windows when you mount them for reading e You can include brief shortcut codes in the name so that discs created on different occasions are easy to distinguish Click on the Shortcuts link to
23. ing Control Panel In the Browser panel of REFLECTOR select Network Shares then browse to find the Macintosh computer by name Click on its icon to see which shares are accessible e You will then be able to select for backup any files or folders that have been made available for sharing on the Macintosh Many other operating systems also provide file sharing for Windows workgroups User Manual 3 Creating CDs and DVDs There are two basic ways to create CDs and DVDs by using the Backup Wizard or by using the REFLECTOR main window e he Backup Wizard is the simplest way to define backup operations that you want to perform repeatedly You can easily backup all or part of your programs and your data using as many CDs or DVDs as necessary See Section 4 1 e he REFLECTOR main window is the easiest way to create a simple data CD or DVD It also offers optional advanced features that go beyond the capability of the Backup Wizard e Whichever way you create your discs it is easy to restore your files and folders either completely or selectively see Section 4 2 3 1 Creating a Data CD or DVD This section explains how to use REFLECTOR S main window see Figure 2 to quickly save folders or files to optical disc Following sections describe advanced features such as scripts and filters Volume Information vOLOOO000 Source Pane LIII TT Sita Destination Pane Browser Pane
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25. ists of one or more fields such as title date and disc number separated by commas You can think of it as a table of information Each column in the table contains a particular kind of information and each row in the table contains all the data for a particular disc Some columns such as Date have the same value for every disc in a set others such as the Disc Number have a different value for each disc Select the merge txt file that you created in REFLECTOR see Section 5 2 2 and ensure that the Use first record for field names option is selected User Manual Set Merge File Look in Local Disk C q E Ez My Recent E Documents Documents Program Files WINDOWS and Settings w File name merge txt Set My Network Files of type Windows ANSI Comma Delimited Cancel Places Help Iw Lise first record for field names Clear merge file Figure 19 Merge File Selection The final step is to insert the merge fields in the label Select Insert Merge Field from the Insert menu and select which field you wish to add to the label See Figure 20 Adding Merge Fields to Label You can use the SureThing CD Labeler s tools to select a suitable font and size for each item In the example the Volume Name field has just been positioned 29 User Manual 30 Insert Field Userlnfo Merge Fields Special Fields Figure 20 Adding Merge Fields to Label Use the Print Previ
26. lways match their description phonetically and Windows does not always show you the extension on a file opting instead to show you a representative icon File types can also be represented by logical categories for example Image Files could contain JPEG GIF BMP TIFF PNG and others as they are all images Filtering by file type category can greatly simplify making comprehensive data sets For example you can easily have REFLECTOR search out the entire network for all Office documents User Manual File Name or Pattern Date Type Image File Types vi edit file types i size Advanced Figure 5 Quick Filtering by File Type Category Another powerful feature of file type categories is that you can define your own categories containing any number of any file types at all You can use this feature to create a category containing all the different types of files that are important to your organization You can use file type categories anywhere that you can use filtering in REFLECTOR Just select File Type as your filter type and then choose a category Additionally in each location where you can implement file type filtering you will find a link to open up the file type category manager This manager can also be accessed from the Edit menu on the main screen From the manager you can examine each category that is defined in REFLECTOR and all the file types that make up that category You can fr
27. match all of the filters before it is added For example if you select the size and type quick filters setting the size to be at least 100kB and the type to be Microsoft Office then only files that are both of these things i e a Microsoft Office file that is larger than 100kB will be added This is the opposite behavior you find in advanced filtering where a file must match any one include i e a Microsoft Office file or any file which is larger than 100kB If you are using advanced filtering and quick filtering at the same time you will find that the quick filter is applied to the files first and any files that pass the quick filter are then passed through any currently active advanced filters Any files that then pass the advanced filters are finally added to the destination set Also note that filtering does not affect files that are already in your destination set only new files as they are added This means that you can activate deactivate and update your filters as you go to build a completely customized set Please note that unlike advanced filters quick filters are not recorded by the script recorder 3 2 3 File Type Categories A file s type is identified by its extension File extensions are generally 3 characters long and follow the last period in a file name For example using somefile txt as a filename the txt at the end is its extension and this particular extension denotes a text file File extensions don t a
28. n the label file Click on the triangle to select from a pop up menu any REFLECTOR Label File Ibl that you previously created This file contains a list of the variable information needed for a particular kind of label You can define as many of these files as you wish typically you will have at least one to match each label layout that you define with CD Labeler If you are still working on the layout of your label click the checkbox for Simulated Write so that the CD or DVD will not actually be written The PowerStream mode reduces the caching space needed for the job This can be useful for very large jobs where it is infeasible to cache 100 s of GB of data before publishing You should only enable this option if you are certain that the files you are publishing will not change or become unavailable during the entire publishing process or if it does not matter if they do The Copy Index File and Optimize Layout checkboxes should normally remain checked YA Primera Disc Properties y d Disc Options Disc Label CRINE Description Label File Ree Simulated Write PowerStream Mode Copy Index File C Keep Directories Together Write CD Cancel Label Settings Figure 15 Disc Properties Dialog 25 User Manual 26 5 2 2 Selecting Variable Information Click on Label Settings to edit the field list for an existing label file that you have chosen Click New to create a new label file In either ca
29. of Files 11 Number of Folders 12 First File Name 13 Last File Name 14 Size of CD or DVD 15 Media Type CD or DVD In addition you can define up to ten custom fields For each of them you can type in a default value now and you will have an opportunity to define a new value each time that you create a set of discs You can specify a maximum number of characters for each custom field to ensure that it will fit on the label This REFLECTOR label file defines a list of merge fields that will be passed on to the Primera software when discs are being written You will also need to use the CD Labeler program to indicate where each of these fields should go on your label It is usually helpful to click the Generate Sample button which will create a sample merge file that you can use with CD Labeler see Section 5 2 3 to position the fields in the label Save the sample merge txt file in an easy to remember place such as your desktop NOTE This sample merge txt file is used only to assist in the creation of a custom label This file must be deleted once the label is complete for the merge fields to work properly Click the Save button to save your REFLECT OR label contents Ibl file for future use 5 2 3 Positioning Variable Text Fields For each REFLECTOR run you specify a REFLECTOR label file Ibl that tells REFLECTOR which label layout file to use and which variable items to pass on in a merge file for inclusion in
30. or print the labels 3 1 5 Check Disc Status Click on the Primera Status mode tab see Figure 2 to view the status of your disc publishing job Your job may be in progress or completed or queued waiting for completion of other jobs that were submitted ahead of it To cancel a waiting job right click on its entry in the job queue and select the appropriate option in the pop up menu 3 2 Optional Features The options described in this section give you more control over the discs you create but are not necessary for basic operation 3 2 1 Selecting REFLECTOR Options The Options dialog available in the REFLECTOR Tools menu provides a wide range of control over REFLECTOR operation Click in the left panel to select a group of options then select options in that group using the right panel Only a few important general options are described here User Manual 12 Le Reflector Backup amp Archive Manager Options CJ General Options Paths Current Volume oo000 1 1 Appearance Other Options Create HTML index files on each disc Automatically sort multi disc layout to fit on the smallest number of discs Programs Save list of files written to History Inbox Enable files larger than the CD DVD capacity to be split e Delete temporary Files on exit Cr Perform quick erase of CD RW DVD RW Discs Clear the Archive Bit of files after performing a real write z Allow Hidden System files to be added n
31. ot recommended SE Enable the deletion of files from the source list Attempt to Shadow Copy open files Add network share name to path when copying from network PowerStream Check for updates on startup Weekly ET Figure 3 General Options The default settings of these options shown in Figure 3 are suitable for most purposes REFLECTOR generates sequential disc volume numbers for all CDs and DVDs written by a particular REFLECTOR user Current Volume Number indicates what number will be used for your next disc HTML index files are essential if you wish to be able to browse the file and directory structure of your discs to selectively restore files Whenever you modify any file or folder Microsoft Windows sets the Archive Bit associated with that item If you have checked this option REFLECTOR will clear the Archive Bit of each file and folder after writing it successfully to optical disc You can then choose to backup only changed files by specifying Archive Bit in a filter see Section 3 2 2 3 2 2 Filters You can specify filters that either select or reject files or folders by name date or Archive Bit status The filters work in two stages first any Include filters select desired files or folders and then any Exclude filters eliminate unwanted files or folders from the initial selection By default if you do not specify any Include filters all files and folders are included Include filters are often used
32. se the Label File Editor window opens Figure 16 YA Label Profile Editor C Program Files StorageQuest Reflector Labels StandardLabel bl Select Label Label Artwork File C Program Files StorageQuest Reflector StandardL abel std 1 Profile Description Sample Primera Label TECHNOLOGY INC Merge Fields If your label file supports dynamic text select the items that you wish to transfer EE rem Date v Time Description Compte w Computer Name w Disc Number in Set v Total Discs in Set v Number of Copies vi Selected Fields 15 Properties Field Name Volume Label Sample VOLO0001 Max Chars 28 Figure 16 Label File Editor Select a Primera label layout file std that is to be used with this REFLECT OR label content list Use SureThing CD Labeler to create or edit the layout file The Description field describes this label contents file to help you choose the proper one in the Disc Properties dialog see Section 5 2 1 You may wish to give it a name similar to the name of the label layout file that it uses Click the check boxes beside the variable data items that you want to include in your label There are fifteen standard items available 1 Volume Name Date Time Description User Name Windows Login name Computer Name po D Sp s de w Disc Number ranging from 1 to set size User Manual 8 Set Size number of discs 9 Number of Copies made 10 Number
33. ssssseseeee nennen nnne nn nnn 22 Figure 14 RESIOFE VVIDOOW 2235 2 9 94224542 9 1 Xo IPEA H oaa dI eats eh aba rb aa doudou 22 Figure 15 Disc Properties Dialog ccccccceeccseeeceeeeeeeeneeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeneeeneeeeaes 25 FME TE Lid el FEE NN EIE TT 26 Figure 17 CD Labeler Main ScCreen ararnnnnannnnnnnnnnnennnnnennnnnennnnnennnnsnnnanennnnnsnn 28 Figure 18 Set Merge File sees nnn 28 Figure 19 Merge File Selection rrrrrnrnrnnnrrrrnnnerrnnnrnrnnnennannenrnnnennnnsennnnennnnnsnn 29 Figure 20 Adding Merge Fields to Label cccccccsececseeeceeeeceeeeseeeeseueesaaees 30 User Manual 1 Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the StorageQuest REFLECTOR Network Backup and Archive Manager This software system makes it possible for multiple users anywhere in a Windows Workgroup to create optical discs using a shared Primera disc publisher This document will assist you with installing configuring and using REFLECTOR You also have two additional sources of information e While you are running REFLECTOR software you can take advantage of our online help system e We invite you to send your questions to us at support StorageQuest com StorageQuest is committed to making your REFLECTOR experience outstanding and welcomes your feedback 1 1 Overview REFLECTOR Server Edition is the Network Backup amp Archive Manager specifically designed to support the comple
34. t to include where it fits best on the label and how you want it to look Then having defined your label layout you can continue to use it over and over XX A standard label file StandardLabel std as been provided for you It may TIP be faster to edit this file than to design one from scratch 5 1 Defining a Label Layout To create or edit an initial label layout use the program Sure hing CD Labeler which is supplied by Primera Documentation for CD Labeler is included on the Primera software CD It is very simple to add graphic elements or fixed text to a label and only slightly more difficult to add variable text otorageQuest provides a basic label format for simple backups in the file otandardLabel std You can use it unchanged or modify it or create a completely new design 5 2 Defining Variable Text Fields To start the process of defining your label information in REFLECTOR click the Create Data CD button or Create Data DVD if you are using DVD media see Figure 2 REFLECTOR Main Window If you are using the Backup Wizard start a backup User Manual 5 2 1 Basic Disc Property Settings You will then see the Primera Disc Properties dialog Figure 15 The Volume Name will be the one that you already set up in the REFLECTOR main window or in the Backup Wizard You may alter it if you wish You may enter a brief Description for this set of discs Any commas will be removed because commas are used as separators i
35. te line of Primera CD amp DVD duplication hardware expanding their functionality to now deliver automated reliable cost effective backup and archive protection for Small and Medium Businesses SMBs and the distributed enterprise This unique combination of software and hardware enables businesses to utilize industry standard optical media for all of its backup and archiving requirements Features like automated backup of servers and workstations optimization of data recording to reduce the number of discs required for a job seamless spanning of files which are larger than a single piece of media and the automatic printing of labels for all media provide businesses with greater ease of management and higher availability of their data The REFLECTOR Client Pac is an optional software application which requires the REFLECTOR Server Edition to be installed on a Primera server network The Client Pac is designed for users needing the power and functionality of the Server Edition at their desktops Users can push data files to a Primera server which is especially useful with applications such as video editing digital imaging or any application where large amounts of data must be moved off primary storage to free up capacity for the next job Multiple users each with a copy of REFLECTOR Client Pac can share a single Primera system that serves all the computers of a networked Windows Workgroup The Primera disc publisher includes one or more drives
36. ts the print label to be the specified Ibl file in the Labels directory If label is left blank no label will be printed SET SIMULATED lt 1 0 gt Set simulated writing on 1 or off 0 SET SIZEMB size oets the size of the media in megabytes CDs should be set to 650 MB and DVDs to 4500 MB If this command is not specified the default size will be used SET VOLUMELABEL label Sets the name of the disc set The shortcut codes for inserting the date and time can be used D for day M for month Y for year h for hour m for minute and s for second WRITE Create the CD set XX Use the script recorder to record your actions and build scripts for you TIP 32 User Manual 7 REFLECT OR Information This page is provided for your convenience to record your REFLECTOR serial number and notes on any questions you may wish to ask StorageQuest 7 1 REFLECTOR Information Your REFLECTOR serial number is located inside the CD case You may wish to record it here SerialNumber eee 7 2 Contacting StorageQuest For support please use the online support ticket system www storagequest com StorageQuest Inc 226 Argyle Avenue Ottawa Ontario Canada K2P 1B9 Phone 613 235 6919 Fax 613 235 1785 Website http www StorageQuest com E Mail Support support StoraqeQuest com E Mail Sales sales StorageQuest com 33 User Manual 7 3 Notes 34
37. ue Mon Tue wed Thu Wed Thu Fri Sat Fri sat Sun Sun Time Time 12 00 00 AM 12 00 00 AM Figure 12 Backup Scheduling The final page of the Backup Wizard Figure 13 provides a summary of the settings that were made using the other pages You can use the Back button to return to any page whose settings you wish to change You can run your new backup immediately or wait and run it later for example at times you have scheduled 21 User Manual KA Backup Wizard Complete Backup Wizard Complete Congratulations you have completed the backup wizard IF you wish to run your script now check the Run this script now box Backup Summary volume Mame Backup 1 Media Type DYOR Copies 1 Label Printing Standard abel Ibl Schedule No weekly Full backup No weekly incremental backup Figure 13 Backup Summary 4 2 Restoring Files To restore files from a backup optical disc start REFLECTOR then click the Restore action button in the REFLECTOR main window see Figure 2 Mount the first CD or DVD of your backup set in an optical drive then select that drive using the Source Drive selector in the Restore window Figure 14 Click on the triangle at the right of the selector to pop up a list of available drives REFLECTOR will display some statistics for the backup disc Volume Label DVD Size MB Copies Discs in Set Total Discs Backup Racwos po z E a i Restore Files
38. uns REFLECT OR even if those computers share the same Primera disc publisher To purchase a license Start the REFLECT OR software on your computer When the introductory screen appears press the Return key and follow the instructions that are presented The REFLECTOR software will calculate a Site Code that you will send to www StorageQuest com Activate After you have paid for the REFLECTOR software enter the activation key that StorageQuest sends to you in an email This key will be valid only for the same computer on which the Site Code was generated NOTE DO NOT Uninstall the software if you need to fix a problem Uninstalling the software will destroy your license key Contact your reseller or StorageQuest if you need assistance 2 5 Choosing Blank Optical Discs Be sure to use only blank DVDs or CDs that are compatible with your model of Primera hardware Read your Primera documentation for details The instructions here apply to most models but yours may have specific requirements User Manual 2 5 1 CD or DVD First choose whether to save your data to CDs or DVDs e Some Primera disc publishers can write only CDs Others also write DVDs e Aful DVD holds about as much as seven full CDs A blank write once DVD costs about the same as a blank write once CD e Some optical drives can read only CDs and not DVDs If you want to read your discs in a CD only optical drive you should use blank CDs e Most writeable CDs hol
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