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1. On this screen turn off the First Record Has Field Names option as regular merge files will not contain a header Select Text File 1 and uncheck the First Record Has Field Names check box Figure 23 Then click the OK button to complete the database setup Database Setup B All Databases Query Options Status Browse B Test File 1 o merge B Volume Label File z de Text File Name merge txt B Description B User Name B Computer Name Code Page Use System Default B DiscsinSet B TotaDiscs Delimitation B TotalCopies B FileCount B FolderCount B FistfileName LastFileName Field Setup B ImagesizeMB Number of Fields Find Number of Fields B MediaType Get Field Name Select File View Fie Delimitation Type Comma Figure 23 Removing Header Line The CD Designer now knows what variable information fields you plan to use in this label and displays them as Data Sources in its main window Figure 2 Perfect Image CD Designer Enterprise Format1 Eile Edit View Create Modify Arrange Tools Window Help BESR 8 00 Gl WT OR Ooms ela Default Objects Data Sources Screen Data f Date Time WN visual Basic Script amp Database Fields Volume Name B merge Computer Name B merge Date B merge Description merge Disc in Set El merge Disc Size MB El merge First File Name B merge Last File Name B merge Media Ty2. STORAGEQUEST com REFLECTOR 4 0 The Network Backup and Archive Manager User Manual for 237 RIMAGE Disc Publishers User Manual Copyright 2005 StorageQuest Inc All rights reserved Specifications are subject to change without notice 2005 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 RIM 09 User Manual Table of Contents Ve CONN Se oe GEE DR GE ER eee 1 1 1 SEE AE een er rete N 1 1 1 1 Parts of a REFLECTOR System iese sesse sesse ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 2 1 1 2 Parts of This Marias SE es ES EE Ge 2 1 2 Contacting StorageOuest ss ee ee ee EE AA ee ee ee ee 2 1 2 1 Mailing Address Hare 2 122 Phone and Fat Jr 2 1 2 3 On the RE EE EE 3 Setting Up Your SYSle EE ER GE ee 4 2 1 Installing the Rimage System ee see RE EE ee ee ee ee 4 2 2 System Requirements iese ee se ss Ke ed ee ee ee ee Ee ER ee 4 2 2 1 Disc Space Requirements cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 2 3 Server Edition and Client Pac anannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 5 2 4 Installing the Software esrannnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 5 2 4 1 Activating your Software iese sesse ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ER ee ee ee ee ee 6 2 5 Choosing Blank Optical Discs rrrnnnnrrnrnnnnvnnnrrrr
3. category of files such as digital photos jpg or music mp3 User Manual e f 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 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 Name Type Filter1 Exclude files where name matches cache Filter2 Exclude files where name matches cache Filter3 Exclude directories where name matches Temporary Internet Files Filter Name Fitera Filter Details Rule Include X C Size at
4. discs a printer to label the top surface of those discs and a robotic mechanism to automatically feed blank discs first to a drive then to the printer and finally to an output stack User Manual Using REFLECTOR you specify which files and folders to write to CD or DVD either once or on a regular basis for system backup REFLECTOR automatically creates multiple CDs or DVDs as necessary with each disc clearly labeled You can also use REFLECTOR software to restore files to your computer s hard disk or network from a CD or DVD set written by REFLECTOR 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 back up 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 StorageQuest Inc 127 Walgreen Road Carp Ottawa Ontario Canada KOA 1L0 1 2 2 Phone and Fax Phone 613 831 6919 Fax 613 831 1785 User Manual 1 2
5. C Run an existing backup job now Figure 6 Backup Wizard On the second page Figure 7 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 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 Rimage CD or Rimage DVD See Section 2 5 The Print Label File is a label definition btw file created by the Perfect Image CD Designer program which is supplied by Rimage e A 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 btw which has merge fields
6. Figure 5 Recording a Script Scripts 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 Script Language Reference User Manual 4 Backing Up and Restoring Files The simplest way to back up 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 main window and send them to the Rimage 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 6 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 ig 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
7. 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 Perfect Image CD Designer program provided by Rimage to design the fixed part of your label You may wish to use the provided file StandardLabel btw as a starting point Perfect Image CD Designer Enterprise Formatt 2 File Edit Yiew Create Modify Arrange Tools Window Help ROI WT iH Od QOS mei 10 29 0 40 so jo 70 EI sof 100 1 1 140 Figure 15 CD Designer Main Screen 24 User Manual To add variable fields to your label choose Database Setup in the File menu and follow the steps of the Database Setup Wizard as described below Perfect Image CD Designer Enterprise Form Salen Edit View Create Modify Arrange Tools Ww O New Ctrl N ma Open Ctrl o Co Close De Close All 5 E save Ctrl 5 D Save As save All 20 1 10 BR Database Setup Ctrl D BS Page Setup Figure 16 Database Setup CD Creator calls the REFLECTOR generated file merge txt a database It is in fact a plain text file with one line of text for each disc Each line of text consists 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 th
8. doc Add Exclude Files Remove Figure 8 Backup File Filtering The Select Folders page Figure 9 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 of the Backup Wizard those filters are used to decide which files in the selected folders will be saved User Manual Le Backup Wizard Select Folders Select Folders to Backup OG proc Do Riis OD Adobe OD Acrobat 5 0 OO Acrobat 6 0 ID Photoshop cs OD ahead OG Aladdin Systems OG Altova OG apc O ATI Technologies OG BitTornado OG CoffeeTime JG Common Files OG ComPlus Applications IE Fanernir Nesktan Search pa gt Show Selected Item List Reset lt Back Next gt Cancel Figure 9 Backup Select Folders Use the Backup Scheduling page of the Backup Wizard Figure 10 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 REFLECTOR Backup uses the Archive status bit of each file a standard feature of Windows file systems to keep tr
9. e CD DVD Drive e Atleast 10 GB Available Free Disk Space see 2 2 1 Disc Space Requirements for details e A supported Rimage Server 360i 2000i DiscLab Prot g II Amigo II AutoStar II User Manual 2 2 1 Disc Space Reduirements The hard disk space requirements for the Rimage Server with a single REFLECTOR user creating Rimage CDs or DVDs can be determined as follows Hard Disc Space Needed Number of discs 1 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 2 3 Server Edition and Client Pac The REFLECTOR Server Edition licensing model is hierarchical in that a specific license is required for each Rimage model that you are connecting to since REFLECTOR is licensed to a specific Rimage hardware model or models For example The Server Edition license for a Rimage 2000i would support all 2000i s and below models such as the 360i under this license It would not support any other Rimage Models such as Disk Lab Amigo II Prot g II or the AutoStar II as they would require different licensing The REFLECTOR Client Pac is an optional software application and requires the REFLECTOR Server Edition to be installed on a Rimage 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 Rimage server whic
10. even if those computers share the same Rimage disc publisher To activate your software e Start the REFLECTOR software on your computer e 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 StorageQuest at www StorageQuest com Activate e 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 2 5 Choosing Blank Optical Discs Be sure to use only blank DVDs or CDs that are compatible with your model of Rimage hardware Read your Rimage documentation for details The instructions here apply to most models but yours may have specific requirements 2 5 1 CDor DVD First choose whether to save your data to CDs or DVDs e Some Rimage disc publishers can write only CDs Others also write DVDs User Manual e A full 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 hold 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
11. 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 ie Backup Wizard Job Options Job Options Please provide a name for your backup set Shortcuts Description optional Backup of Program Software Writing mode Rimage DVD r Print Label File optional Standard Label StandardLabel bl New Label Settings Number of copies Figure 7 Backup Job Options User Manual The File Filtering page Figure 8 allows you to specify which files will be backed up from the folders that you select on the next page of the Backup Wizard e Filters in the Include Files list usually have a format such as jpg or doc to select all documents of a particular kind In a filter represents 0 or more arbitrary characters and represents exactly one arbitrary character e Filters in the Exclude Files list are often used to exclude temporary files tmp and cache files A simple filter consisting of the word cache without the quotes will exclude most cache files e f you provide both Include and Exclude filters first files are selected using the Include filters then any that match an Exclude filter are removed from the list i Backup Wizard File Options File Filtering Include Files ly Files matching this pattern for example
12. of Copies made o Number of Files Number of Folders N First File Name ea Last File Name 23 User Manual 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 Rimage software when discs are being written You will also need to use the CD Designer 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 Designer 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 Click the Save button to save your REFLECTOR 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 ina merge file for inclusion in the labels If you use the REFLECTOR Backup Wizard to define what will be written to disc you
13. 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 DVD R or DVD R chose a format compatible with your Rimage 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 DVD RW or DVD RW chose a format compatible with your Rimage 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 Rimage models with an ink jet printer can print only on inkjet printable discs with a special matte white top surface e Rimage models using thermal transfer can print on shiny disc surfaces e Most printable discs are write once If you are using erasable discs that cannot be printed by your Rimage disc publisher be sure to label them using a marker pen designed for CD and DVD labeling Never use a ballpoint pen 2 5 4 Loading the Rimage Disc Publisher Most models of Rimage Disc Publisher hold a single sta
14. 3 On the Web Website http www StorageQuest com E Mail Support support StorageQuest com E Mail Sales sales Storage uest com User Manual 2 Setting Up Your System 2 1 Installing the Rimage System Follow the instructions in the Rimage manual to install the Disc Publisher hardware and software provided by Rimage Some Rimage models connect directly to your Local Area Network LAN and others connect to a computer attached to the LAN If your Rimage system is self contained connect it to your Local Area Network LAN and initialize it as documented by Rimage If your Rimage system reduires a host computer connect it to the host using USB or FireWire and install the Rimage server software on the host computer Connect the host computer to the LAN Rimage also supplies the Perfect Image CD Designer program which can be used to design custom labels that will be printed on CDs and DVDs by the Rimage printer You can use this program to design common label layouts and distribute the label definition files btw to each BEFLECTOR user You can also install Perfect Image CD Designer software on each computer licensed to use Rimage and StorageQuest software 2 2 System Reduirements To use the REFLECTOR Network Backup amp Archiving Manager for Rimage you will require the Minimum System configuration e Windows 2000 Oor Windows XP e 1 5Ghz Processor e 256 MB System Memory e Network Interface Connection
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16. D Designer Main Screen ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 24 Figure 16 Database Setup iese ee AA ee ee 25 Figure 17 Database Wizard 1 see ee ee ee ee ee 25 Figure 18 Database Wizard 2 iss RE RE ES GR Ee We Ge ds 26 Figure 19 Database Wizard Jau as EER ERK SEE GE GE AE N EE EN Ge aad 26 Figure 20 Database Wizard Ad ee ee ee RA ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 26 Figure 21 Database Wizard Dis EK EG besette 27 Figure 22 Database Wizard Completion ss REKE RENE REK tv EK ER De EE 27 Figure 23 Removing Header Line iese ees ee ee ee ee 28 Figure 24 Adding Merge Fields to Label ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 28 User Manual 1 Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the StorageQuest REFLECTOR Network Backup and Archive Manager This software system makes it easy for multiple users anywhere in a Windows Workgroup to create optical discs using a shared Rimage 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 complete line of Rimage CD amp
17. 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 Rimage 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 Rimage 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 Rimage system that serves all the computers of a networked Windows Workgroup The Rimage disc publisher includes one or more drives for reading and writing optical
18. ack 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 Rimage Disc Publisher powered on connected to the network and loaded with the right blank discs Backup Wizard Scheduling Options Scheduled Backups I Schedule a weekly incremental backup I Sun Time Time 12 00 00 AM 12 00 00 AM lt Back Next gt Cancel Figure 10 Backup Scheduling TEEN User Manual The final page of the Backup Wizard Figure 11 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 Le 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 Name Backup 1 Media Type DYDR Copies 1 Label Printing StandardLabel lbl Schedule No weekly Full backup No weekly incremental backup Figure 11 Backup Summary 4 2 Restoring Files To restore files from a backup optical disc start REFLECTOR th
19. are using DVD media see Figure 2 REFLECTOR Main Window If you are using the Backup Wizard start a backup 21 User Manual 22 5 2 1 Basic Disc Property Settings You will then see the Rimage Disc Properties dialog Figure 13 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 in 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 Designer 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 Copy Index File and Optimize Layout checkboxes should normally remain checked Rimage Disc Properties D Disc Options Disc Label VOLOOOOD1 Description tabelle New Simulated Write V Copy Index File IV Optimize Layout Write CD Cancel Label Settings Figure 13 Disc Properties Dialog 5 2 2 Selecting Variable Information Click on Label Settings to edit the field list fo
20. ck of blank discs either CD or DVD Ensure that the Disc Publisher is loaded with the correct blank discs e If you have selected CD output and the Disc Publisher is configured and loaded with blank DVDs the CD submitted by REFLECTOR will be on hold until the unit is User Manual configured to accept CDs Use the Rimage System Manager to change the input bin settings e If you have selected DVD output and the Disc Publisher is configured and loaded with blank CDs the DVD submitted by REFLECTOR will be on hold until the unit is configured to accept DVDs Use the Rimage System Manager to change the input bin settings 2 6 Basic Operation REFLECTOR makes it easy to write and label CDs and DVDs using a Rimage Disc Publisher e You can choose files and folders to save or you can specify simple rules to select files and folders e The 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 once which files you want to write on optical disc 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 Resto
21. e Wizard 3 On the fourth screen Figure 20 select the Delimitation Type as Comma using the pop up menu of choices then click Next Add Database Wizard Delimitation The Database Wizard has analyzed your text file and selected the most likely delimitation method below You can either accept this setting or specify a different one Delimitation is the use of characters such as quotes and commas to separate between fields in a text file Deimiatn Type BE Figure 20 Database Wizard 4 26 On the fifth screen Figure 21 click the Yes choice to indicate that the merge txt file has a header line with the names of the fields then click Next Add Database Wizard Fields Figure 21 Database Wizard 5 The final screen of the Database Setup Wizard now lists the fields in your merge txt file Figure 22 Database Setup AllDatabases SEA Text File 1 EB merge 5 B Date B Time B Description B User Name B Computer Name B Disc in Set B Total Disc B Number of Copies Number of Files S Number of Folders B First File Name B Last File Name B Disc Size MB B Media Type Is the first record of the text file a header that contains the names of the fields Yes ONo Einish Cancel Help Status Browse Field Name Volume Name Alias none Data Type Character v Length NA Figure 22 Database Wizard Completion User Manual 27 User Manual
22. e 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 Click the Next button on the first Database Setup screen Figure 17 Add Database Wizard First Database To use the Add Database Wizard to setup your label format to read from a database press Next When complete the wizard will leave you in the Database Setup dialog where you can review and or change the settings you specified IF you do not want to use the Add Database Wizard now to help you connect to a database press Cancel Torun this wizard again in the future simply press the Add button on the Database Setup dialog Figure 17 Database Wizard 1 25 User Manual On the second screen specify the type as Text File Figure 18 and click Next 2 Add Database Wizard Type Select the type of database that you will be reading from ODBC Data Source SAP Intermediate Document IDoc File Figure 18 Database Wizard 2 On the third screen Figure 19 select the sample merge txt file that you created in REFLECTOR see Section 5 2 2 and click Next Add Database Wizard File Enter the name of the text file to read from c merge tkt E e Select File View File Code Page Use System Default ma new gt Figure 19 Databas
23. emove files from the Destination pane so that they will not be saved to optical 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 Rimage Disc Publisher In the Rimage Disc Properties dialog that appears Figure 13 you can click in a check box to select Simulated Write Simulation is useful when you a
24. en 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 12 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 User Manual Restore Files from Archive volume Label DVD Size MB Copies Discs in Set Total Discs VOL000014 fso ja I rl 1 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 I Select Files and Folders to Restore Je Source Drive OD a OE Sample Data 2 D Archive z Volume Name Archive Date Written 21 March 2005 Discs in Set 1 Disc of Copies 1 Copy Created by James Total Files 32 Total Size 65 54 KB Restore to Original Location IV Restore file attributes I Always overwrite I viewtog setectan Restore cancer EE U A M Figure 12 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 wi
25. es 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 want 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 MA A standard label file StandardLabel btw as been provided for you It may A 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 Perfect Image CD Designer which is supplied by Rimage Documentation for CD Designer is included on the Rimage 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 StorageQuest provides a basic label format for simple backups in the file StandardLabel btw 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
26. h 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 Rimage 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 REFLECTOR 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 x You don t have to install the REFLECTOR Server Edition on the same vp Server as the Rimage hardware it can be installed anywhere on your network User Manual Figure 1 illustrates a typical configuration with multiple REFLECTOR users sharing one Rimage disc publisher which is attached to a server computer a he Rimage Publisher REFLECTOR REFLECTOR Software Software Figure 1 Typical REFLECTOR 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 runs REFLECTOR
27. least Files Directories Fjjes Size at most Where File Size Figure 4 Adding a Filter 3 2 3 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 User Manual To create a new script choose Record Script in the File menu and then define what you want to save just as if you were going to create discs right away When you have finished selecting the files and folders to save end the script e A Script Recorder window appears as shown in Figure 5 As you 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 Script Recorder window to stop recording the script and save it for use Script Recorder Reflector Backup amp Archive Manager Script Created 6 7 2005 10 23 43 AM SET SIMULATED 0 SET MODE RIMAGEAPI_CD FILTER OFF ALL COPYALL C ANINDOWSV COPYALL C Documents and Settings COPYALL C Program Files COPYALL ILESERV1 Users COPYALL WHILESERV2 Users Add Command Stop Recording
28. ll appear 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 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 replace 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 AE You can use multiple CD DVD drives for a faster restore 20 User Manual 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 includ
29. nrnnnnnrnnn 6 2500F CDorDVYD EE N EE EE 6 2 5 2 Write once or Erasable iese sesse ee ee ee ee Ge ER ee 7 2 5 3 Printing Surface va 7 2 5 4 Loading the Rimage Disc Publisher esse see ss ee ee ee 7 2 6 Basic Operation DE er rneminbeesesanee 8 2 6 1 Backing up Macintosh Computers iese sesse ee ee 8 Creating CDs and DVDS vi iacicsincatterasxnnadtanannzenasknentntivnsmnanies 9 3 1 Creating a Data CD or DVD es ee ee RR ee 9 3 1 1 Choose CD or DVD Output ec ee ee Re RR ee 10 3 1 2 Select Files and Folders ee ee ee ee ee 10 User Manual 4 5 6 7 3 1 3 3 1 4 3 1 5 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 4 1 4 2 5 1 5 2 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 6 1 6 2 7 1 72 7 3 Label your DISCS EES ESE ESE DE Ee GESE EE Ee reenn 10 Publish your DISCS see oos REG OE EG RE is Gl 11 Check Disc Status vand 11 Optional Features ss Ek de De Ge Ee ER Oe Ges er ee 11 Selecting REFLECTOR Options esse ese se se ee ee ee 11 PN pe 12 ENDIE sa ER ee EE DE ie EE Ee 13 Backing Up and Restoring FileS esse ee sa ee Re 15 Using the Backup Wizard ees ee se se ee ee ee Ee 15 Restoring FS sesaran sedlene 19 Labeling Your DISCS varsam 21 Defining a Label Layout sers RE EE ee EED Ee Be nnn 21 Defining Variable Text Fields iese se ss ee ee ee EE 21 Basic Disc Property Setting iss ee ee ee ee ee Ee 22 Selecting Variable Information ee ee RR ee 22 Positioning Variable Text Field
30. pe B merge Number of Copies B merge Number of Files El merge Number of Folders B merge Time B merge Total Disc B merge User Name merge Volume Name di Named Sub Strings lt None gt Bar Codes Printer Disc Color 480i Figure 24 Adding Merge Fields to Label The final step is to position the fields in the label Drag each field from the Data Sources panel on the left to the place in the label image where you want it to be printed You can 28 BEES IE EE EE EE EE EE User Manual use the CD Designer s tools to select a suitable font and size for each item In the example the Volume Name field has just been positioned Use the Print Preview button to check the appearance of the label then choose Save in the CD Designer s File menu to save your label definition Verify that your REFLECTOR label contents file see Section 5 2 1 names this CD Designer label file as its associated label layout file You should delete your original merge file C merge txt so that Rimage does not use this sample file when creating your discs 29 User Manual 30 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 sc
31. r an existing label file that you have chosen Click New to create a new label file In either case the Label File Editor window opens Figure 14 User Manual YA Label File Editor C MEngVarchi abelsMIIMPressKit bl Select Label EX Label File C Public presskit final btw RIMAGE Browse Description StorageQuest Press Kit Merge Fields If your label file supports dynamic text select the items that you wish to transfer ha Add Custom User Name Computer Name Disc Number in Set Total Discs in Set Number of Copies Selected Fields 4 Properties Field Name Volume Label Sample VOLO0001 Max Chars 28 Generate Sample Save Cancel Figure 14 Label File Editor Select a Rimage label layout file btw that is to be used with this REFLECTOR label content list Use Perfect Image CD Designer 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 Volume Name Date Time Description User Name Windows Login name Computer Name Disc Number ranging from 1 to set size Set Size number of discs EEE sd WN Number
32. r performing a real write Allow Hidden System files to be added not recommended Enable the deletion of Files from the source list OK Cancel Apply Figure 3 General Options The default settings of these options shown in Figure 3 are suitable for most purposes e 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 e 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 e 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 back up 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 then any Exclude filters eliminate unwanted files or folders from the initial selection e By default if you do not specify any Include filters all files and folders are included e Include filters are often used to create optical discs that contain only a particular
33. re trying the software but do not yet wish to write actual optical discs or print the labels 3 1 5 Check Disc Status Click on the Rimage 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 Reflector Backup amp Archive Manager Options ad General Options Paths Current Volume 000001 Appearance Other Options Programs V Create HTML index files on each data CD V Automatically sort multi disc layout to fit on the smallest number of CDs sy Save list of files written to History Inbox Enable files larger than the CD capacity to be split General Delete temporary files on exit v M Perform quick erase of CD RW Discs Clear the Archive Bit of files afte
34. ring Files and Chapter 5 Labeling Your Discs 2 6 1 Backing up Macintosh Computers REFLECTOR is a Windows program that can back up 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 To back up files from a Macintosh computer turn on Windows File Sharing in the Macintosh computers Sharing 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 3 Creating CDs and DVDs User Manual There are two basic ways to create CDs and DVDs by using the Backup Wizard or by using the REFLECTOR main window e The Backup Wizard is the simplest way to define backup operations that you want to perform repeatedly You can easily back up all or part of your programs and your data using as many CDs or DVDs as necessary See Section 4 1 e The 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 comple
35. ripting 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 Command Description lt some comments gt Lines beginning with a semi colon are treated as comments They are ignored by the script compiler SET VOLUMELABEL lt label gt 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 SET SIZEMB lt size gt Sets 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 COPIES number of copies gt Sets the number of copies to created If this command is not specified the default number of copies will be used SET SIMULATED lt 1 0 gt Set simulated writing on 1 or off 0 User Manual SET MODE RIMAGEAPI CD Sets the current writing mode to Rimage CD SET MODE RIMAGEAPI DVD Sets the current writing mode to Rimage DVD SET DESCRIPTION lt desc gt Set the description of the current disc SET PRINTLABEL lt label g
36. s ees ee ee se ee Re 24 Script Language Reference ees ee ee RR EE ee 30 ST FIS sere 30 Script Commands cccccssseceeecsecseceeeseecsseeeesseesseeeseees 30 REFLECTOR Information me sesse ese esse ee be Ke ke ee ee 32 REFLECTOR Information ees ss sees ee ee ee ee ee ee Re ee ee ee ee 32 Contacting StorageOuest ee ee RE AE EE ee ee 32 INS RI EE EE EE 32 User Manual Table of Figures Figure 1 Typical REFLECTOR Configuration ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 6 Figure 2 REFLECTOR Main Window cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeees 9 Figure 3 General ODOM S AR thetic EE RE EN 12 Figure 4 Adding a Filter sees ee ee AA ee ee ee ee 13 Figure 5 Recording a Seriplisus ss SR ge EEN Ge EG EE EG RE Ge Ee 14 Fig re 6 BACKUP VAN se EE GE EE GE be ER DE Ke AE EN GE Ge 15 Figure 7 Backup Job OPDtONS ee ee RA ee Re ee ee ee ee ee 16 Figure 8 Backup File Filtering sissies Ese EES EEN Ki SEKS Ee ME Ke OE EE ge ES AE 17 Figure 9 Backup Select Folders iss ee ee ee ee 18 Figure 10 Backup Scheduling sesse ses EA DEERE Ek de EE ee Ge 18 Fidbie 11 Backiup SOEN sesse See erie Ee Se ee Ge nt nanii 19 Figure 12 Restore Window ernnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnennnnneennnnannnn 20 Figure 13 Disc Properties Dialog iss ee ee ee 22 Fig re 14 Label File EO eise ss ates ese N Ri oe se Ee oe Ee ee 23 Figure 15 C
37. t Sets the print label to be the specified lbl file in the Labels directory If lt label gt is left blank no label will be printed COPY file or directory gt 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 REMOVE lt file gt Removes the file from the destination list FILTER ON lt filter gt Activate the specified filter For example FILTER ON Include all files where name matches doc FILTER OFF lt filter gt Deactivate the specified filter FILTER OFF ALL Deactivate all filtering RUN lt command gt Run the specified DOS command line MSG lt message gt Display a message box in the program with the specified message WRITE Create the CD set EXIT Exit the program Use the script recorder to record your actions and build scripts for you 31 User Manual 7 REFLECTOR Information This page is provided for your convenience to record your REFLECTOR serial number and notes on any guestions you may wish to ask StorageOuest 7 1 Your REFLECTOR serial number is located inside the CD case You may wish to REFLECTOR Information record it here Serial Number 7 2 Contacting StorageQuest 7 3 32 StorageQuest Inc 127 Walgreen Road Carp Ottawa Ontario Canada KOA 1L0 Phone 613 831 6919 Fax 613 831 1
38. t Utltest txt Destination Pane Browser Pane Figure 2 REFLECTOR Main Window 6 7 2005 10 19 AM Kua User Manual 3 1 1 Choose CD or DVD Output Click the Rimage CD or Rimage DVD mode tab and ensure that the correct blank discs are loaded in your Rimage Disc Publisher If you have chosen Rimage 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 Simply 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 To 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 r
39. tely or selectively see Section 4 2 3 1 Creating a Data CD or DVD This section explains how to use REFLECTOR main window see Figure 2 to select the folders or and files to transfer to an optical disc Following sections describe advanced features such as scripts and filters Y StorageQuest Reflector Backup amp Archive Manager v4 0 File Edit Tools Filters Favorites Help Volume Label CD Size MB Copies 2 Create Data CD Backup Restore voL000001 650 1 sl Volume Information My Computer a Rimage DVD History 4 S Main Drive C 2 CD DVD Drive D H Source Files 4 CD DYD Drive E Ps Action le de EES B utto ns amp Remote Disk Y Network Shares les to send to the Rimage Disc Publisher Pane E control Sj control 21 control putty E schout E test lt Total Size Destination Files 2004 02 05 14 54 22 2004 02 05 14 56 42 2004 02 05 14 47 14 2005 04 21 10 13 40 2004 10 29 11 48 24 2005 01 21 16 44 19 4 746 12 716 1 587 600 5 397 134 Fie Names e Date Time File Size Source Path D dere 2004 07 27 14 44 58 Ut idlere 3 My Documents lt DIR gt 2003 12 23 11 49 03 U My Documents I Projects lt DIR gt 2005 06 03 14 53 33 U Projects I temp lt DIR gt 2005 02 14 15 05 24 Witemp U control css U control htm Ut control js U PUTTY RND Utlschout bx
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