Backup and Restore
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1. e Always make double or triple backup copies and archive the disk sets in different and safe places e Archive the floppy disk in safe places far from magnetic fields or radio frequency sources dust humidity and heat e Change to new floppy disks often e Always label your floppy disks and describe exactly what they contain Log name date and time of backup The Omega Zip or Jazz drive These require the same care as a normal floppy disk Floppy disks and the IOMEGA disks both save data on a magnetic film but the Omega Zip and Jazz drives have a lot more capacity 100 Mbytes or 1 Gigabyte for Omega Jazz Since these media cost a lot more than normal floppy disks many users use the same disk for too long compromising the safety of the data The CD and DVD media These media are very common now because of large capacity low cost and technical characteristics that allow a high security level for the data you save on them A CD can contain up to 700 Mbytes of data equivalent to nearly 500 floppy disks and guarantees high security level of data in time A DVD can contain close to 5 G bytes and has the same security level as a CD They are also insensitive to magnetic fields and radio frequency energy The low cost of these media much lower than a normal floppy disk the portability almost every PC now includes a combination CD DVD writer drive and every one includes a combination CD DVD reader drive make them the best solution fo2. you are giving a friend a copy of your log check this box Otherwise your Ini files will replace those that he has and yours are not likely to be the same as his Once you have set the Log the Destination path Options and entered your note to describe the backup click the Backup button and the backup will be performed A backup progress window will appear as shown in the illustration below Once the backup is completed the number of files created will be shown in this window and you can click on Close Your backup is now complete unless you wish to put it on a CD or DVD Refer to section 1 11 for procedures to do that Compression in progress CAELE Backup O7ARCWSSH ZIP I Total progress File C SEL5SLOG O74RCWSS LOG wpx dbf re corca Cancel Backup progress window Page 8 Backup and Restore 1 4 Backing up a Manager Database Log O7ARCWSS ey O drive A amp Free path CAEL5 Backup m v Circular backup 5 ie Backup C Oniy modified file Exclude indexes _ Exclude check file Exclude Ini files Selecting the manager database To backup the Manager database you must check the Manager check circle in the upper left panel of the window Select a log Since the Manager database is kept in the EL5 Manager folder it does not matter what log is selected Choose the destination where you wish to save the backup in the upper right
3. a Log between two different computer S ssesssoesssesssosssoessooessoessoosssosesoessoesesoees LD 1 10 Backup to a removable unit IOmega ZIP and JAZZ sccssscssssscssssccsssecssssecssssesssssssssseeees LO 1 11 Backup o CD or DVD DisKccscccisssscsesssssessscdenssvssscseoudessuasesessesssuatertnsisasnedsveasissousssvessacdenistvsadsesus LO Page 2 Backup and Restore 1 0 Overview Backup and Restore for EasyLog is a software utility that performs the backup restore functions for EasyLog including powerful features and is fully compliant with ZIP compression format Backup for EasyLog compresses the data saving space on your hard disk and allows an easy backup of your data on every sort of media such as hard disk or removable disks floppy disks Omega ZIP CD DVD etc This program has been designed to be used as backup restore program but can also be used to transfer your Log and data between different computers quickly and easily Although you can use many kinds of external backup programs to make your data safe Backup and Restore for EasyLog is an excellent solution that automatically compresses and copies your data and allows easy restoration of them The window that opens when you run the program is shown below a cl O drive A Log amp Free path Ciena cATEMP m C ote iv Circular backup 5 Backup gt Ony modified file _ Exclude indexes _ Exclude check file Ex
4. Backup and Restore Backup and Restore User manual For version 5 0 0 8 All rights reserved 1989 2008 Microware Software Rev 1 0 5 October 2 2008 Page 1 Backup and Restore Table of Contents DO ONLA D A ARE E EENE TESE REOTA EEE ATA A EEEN TEENE TI Main feat l S sssscccsiscssescdessssssssccessisosresisessseso siese osios as een iosi iieiea o ieai es 1 2 Notes for the users of previous versions Of EasyLog ee ssseessoessoessoesssocssoesssosssosesoessoosssoesssosssoseso 3 4 5 1 2 Notes for the users of previous versions Of EasyLog sessseesssesssesssoessoosesosesocssoosssoessoosesosesoessoeees 1 3 Backing upa LOG vevcrscessscccechevetsusasiovevetsveusssaosucnvauusavonadsiuvcsaaucoseeanssonvessoundvaswnaneguievcauveresusaveranetsedsheeeveD 1 4 Backing up a Manager Database e sseessesssocsssesssoeessesssosssoessseessoessoesssosesoeesoosssossssesssesessessoosssoesss 1 5 Restoring a L f sisssoessisosseiece ossiani osoceriis sao eess stenna sneon o oaii oier aoe aese L 1 6 Restoring a Manager Database eessseessesssosssocesooeesoessocessosssoesssosssoessoesssosssoesssoesssesssesssossssessssess LO 1 7 Defining a good backup strategy sseessesssoeessesssoessoesssosesoessocsssoesssessoosesoessoesssoesssesssosssoesssosessessse LO 1 8 Transferring a log to another User seeessesssoessoesssosesosssooessoessoessoosssoessoosesoeessesssosesoesssossssesssesssse EO 1 9 Transferring
5. Be sure that the ZIP unit has been connected to the PC parallel port and connected to power supply that it contains a formatted disk and that the driver has been previously installed e Verify that the unit has been mapped as a logical unit i e G H by the ZIP driver during the startup of your PC and that this unit is accessible on your computer e Select Free Path as destination and specify a valid path internal to your Zip unit i e G if G is the identification of your ZIP unit e Select your preferences and perform the backup 1 11 Backup on CD or DVD Disk If you own a CD or DVD writer and you want to backup your data on a CD or DVD media you should consider using the software to save the whole EasyLog main directory typically EL5 CD or DVD This software is normally included with your CD or DVD drive Thanks to the large capacity of a CD about 700 M bytes and even larger capacity of a DVD nearly 5 G bytes this could be the most practical solution Please refer to your CD or DVD writer software manual for additional information Please note that EasyLog 5 does not contain software that will allow you to write directly to the CD or DVD media You must first make the backup to your hard drive and then use the software that came with the drive or your operating system to copy the files to the CD or DVD If you want to use Backup for EasyLog 5 and its unique features like the circular backup excluding indexes and configur
6. ackup e The panel on the lower right is labeled Note This is where you enter a description of the backup e The row of buttons at the bottom are used to initiate actions Page 4 Backup and Restore 1 2 Notes for the users of previous versions of EasyLog Through release 4 54 EasyLog included two different programs to perform backup and restore operations Starting with EasyLog 4 6 both the operations of backup and restore were combined in one program the Backup and Restore utility Previous releases of backup and restore programs used a different compression system LHA which is not compatible with the new one used by Backup and Restore for EasyLog 5 For this reason you can not use the new Backup and Restore utility to restore a backup made with the previous version of backup and restore utilities Of course the old utilities can not be used to restore backups made with the new version of backup utility 1 3 Backing up a Log Refer to the Opening Window illustration on page 3 and also the illustration below for the following discussion Cs ay drive A amp Free path i C EL5 Backup OF CW PX WJ OWAECW Roe COMBOALL COMBOGRO COMBOGRP DALASGRO _ Exclude indexes _ Exclude check file _ Exclude Ini files Selecting the Log to backup Page 5 Backup and Restore In the upper left corner of the main window there is a panel containing a c
7. ation file etc but you still want to save your data on a CD please follow these instructions e Create a directory on your hard disk that you will use to contain your backups e Select Free Path as the destination upper right corner of window and specify the path of the directory you previously created e Select your own preferences and perform your backup e Using your CD or DVD Writer software select the directory containing the backups and copy it on the CD or DVD Page 16 Backup and Restore Alphabetical Index Backup Dutton ccc iascscraatiactazi cet oan noen cae 8 9 Backup progress WindoW ccssceeeee 8 9 10 Backup SUPALE DY vis shecslaie cial cocbl dion ei Soatanetas 3 13 E D EEA PRET OA E A E TO 3 6 8 14 16 Circular DACKUPscacsvhicsesvesdeag yet wecsientios 4 7 11 16 Close butto issn ean eai e AE 12 Destination path sseseeesesseessessessressesseesresseese 6 8 DIVE A renroe idea niin ee 6 11 15 DAA D seh sete EA AEST 3 6 8 14 16 Exclude check file 4 8 Exclude indexes derien ani 4 8 Exclude Ini 0 e alc A Rn 8 Exclude Ini files cccceeeeeesseceeeeeeeees 4 15 POPP Ysiensteeaeesa een 3 4 6 11 13 14 15 Free Pathanen etc insted aa 6 11 16 TOME AG se aden ciate diese casei a dadiosa E R 3 14 Manager database backup progress window 10 OK DUNO eden eek atin n a eae 12 Only modified TUG ss cps setetsaniis tah ence ies cohesabicacntes 7 Opening WindoW seesessssss
8. check circle You should then see the one you want if it is contained in the free path you entered earlier The next illustration shows an example of a list of backups available to restore G Backup available Cancel LI Uny modifiedtie _ Exclude indexes _ Exclude check file _ Exclude Ini files Selecting a backup to restore Page 11 Backup and Restore Select one of the log backups to restore and then click the OK button Please note that both of these backups were done as circular backups because they both have a 1 at the end of the file name If you have done a number of circular backups you would see file names with 2 3 etc appended to the file name Now click on the Restore button and the restore will begin The restore progress window will appear This is shown in the illustration below Please note that the files restored will be written to the original folders where they were at the time of the backup If those folders no longer exist because you have moved your installation of EasyLog 5 they will be created and the files will be written to them Also if you are restoring a log sent to you by another user and he installed EasyLog in a different folder than you did the folders from which he made the backup will be created on your computer and the files written there If you do not know that he installed in a different folder that you this could lead to some confusion and
9. clude Ini files Opening Window The program offers new powerful features specifically designed for EasyLog that make the backup process easy and automatic for the novice users and at the same time offers a flexible instrument that can satisfy the needs of most skilled users Adopting a good backup strategy can avoid the consequences of a system or a disk crash or accidentally deleting files Later in this manual common activities that are possible with the Backup and Restore utility will be analyzed and some step by step examples and suggestions will be given Page 3 Backup and Restore 1 1 Main features e Automatic data compression 100 compliant with zip utilities such as PkZip WinZip e Circular backup Select a destination directory and define the number of backup you want to maintain The program will automatically maintain a list of the most recent backups e Backup identification Each backup can be identified by a text description It is strongly recommended that you include the date and time of the backup in the description You can change this as you wish by editing the description When restoring a backup you can browse the available backups and see the description This can help you to choose the correct backup to restore e Fixed and removable disk support You can choose any kind of media for your backup fixed or removable disk e Automatic spanned backups across multiple disks If the size o
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11. f the backup is greater than the floppy disk capacity the program will automatically span the backup on multiple disks prompting when you need to put in a new disk e Exclude indexes This feature allows you to save space on the destination media by not backing up the index files The index files will be automatically rebuilt at the next launch of EasyLog after the restore e Exclude Ini files This feature allows the exclusion of the configuration files EL5 INI LOG INI and other INI files from the backup These files contain the general preferences of EasyLog and the specific settings of the Log you want to backup This is specially useful when you transfer a Log to another EasyLog user It avoids having your own preferences overwrite the ones of the destination user who will restore your backup Exclude Check file Like the previous feature this allows you to exclude your own DXCC recognition files as a part of the backup Thus they will not overwrite those of the destination user Main window attributes The main window for Backup and Restore module has four panels e The panel in the upper left is labeled Log This is where you select the log to be backed up or the manager database to be backed up e The panel on the upper right is labeled Destination This is where you select the place to put a backup or the place to find a backup to restore e The panel on the lower left is labeled Options This is where you select how and what to b
12. he email and specify the source drive as the full path to the file on your hard drive When the Restore procedure finishes you can run EasyLog and open the Log just transferred 1 9 Transferring a Log between two different computers When you need to transfer one or more logs between two different computers i e to move your log to your new computer or because you want to transfer your logs to the computer at your office follow this procedure e Backup the log selecting Exclude check files and Exclude Ini files to avoid overwriting the settings of the destination user with your own Select drive A or another removable media unit as the destination Be sure that both computers can use the media that you select If applicable you could also send it by email as an attached file e On the destination computer run the Backup and Restore utility specify the source drive and click the Restore button If the source is a floppy disk select drive A otherwise specify the removable unit path If you sent the file by email detach it from the email and specify the source drive as the full path to the file on your hard drive When the Restore procedure finishes you can run EasyLog and open the Log just transferred Page 15 Backup and Restore 1 10 Backup to a removable unit Omega ZIP and JAZZ If you own an Omega unit the procedure is the same as for any other removable unit except CD or DVD Please proceed in this way e
13. ombo box and two mutually exclusive check circles One check circle is labeled Log and the other is labeled Manager The one selected has a black dot in the middle of the circle If Manager is selected click on the one labeled Log to select it Now choose the log you wish to backup To do this click on the down arrow of the combo box A pop down menu will show you the logs that are available for backup Place your cursor on the one you wish to backup and double click The name of the log will be shown in the combo box Next you need to choose the destination folder for the backup In the upper right panel named Destination there are two mutually exclusive choices They are drive A and Free Path If you wish to backup onto a floppy disk click the circle labeled drive A If you wish to backup to another lettered drive other than CD or DVD drive click Free Path Then either type the full path to the drive and folder or click the button labeled to browse for the destination where you wish to store the backup The browse window lets you select the drive with a combo box Click on the drive letter to see the existing folders on it Follow through the paths until you find the one you want and double click on your selection In the illustration below the path C EL5 Backup was chosen Choose a destination path for the ba Cancel Selecting the backup destination path Page 6 Backup and Resto
14. panel Then select the options that you wish to apply in the lower left panel Put any note you wish to save with the backup in the lower right panel Then click the Backup button The Manager backup progress window will then appear It is shown in the illustration below When the backup is complete close the progress window Page 9 Backup and Restore Pompression in progress D C EL5 Backup MANAGER 1 ZIP Total progress File C EL5 MANAGER Manager dbf Exclude indexes Exclude check file Exclude Ini files Manager database backup progress window Page 10 Backup and Restore 1 5 Restoring a Log To restore a log select Log in the upper left panel of the window Then in the upper right window select drive A if your backup is on a floppy disk If it is on some other media select Free Path and enter the full path to the folder where the backup is located You can click on the button labeled to browse your computer for the path to the backup file Once this is done you must set the circular backup check circle The following is an important e If the circle is not checked you will only see the file names for the backups that were made as standard backups e Ifthe circle is checked you will only see the file names for the backups that were made as circular backups If you do not see the backup name that you wish to restore change the check status of the circular backup
15. previous backup For a frequent backup strategy this can mean losing only a few QSOs that can be easily restored without big waste of time Of course a good idea would be to perform a backup just after every change to your databases If you do your backups to a hard drive it is important to remember that you should not keep your backups on the same hard drive as where you have EasyLog 5 installed If that drive crashes both the EasyLog 5 installation and your backups can be lost If you must backup to the same drive that contains EasyLog 5 make sure to copy those backups to a removable media drive a second hard drive or a networked hard drive often The media An efficient backup strategy depends also on the media you choose and the care you take in archiving your media Good labeling of the backups will help also in locating the right backup you need in a short time Floppy disks The use of floppy disks as backup media should be limited because the low quality of the media limits how long the data can be kept This means that the floppy disk could be corrupted even thought you have kept it in a safe place just when you need it making your data unavailable for a restore If you choose this kind of media for your backup please take care to use good quality floppy disks Here are some suggestions e Use only new good quality floppy disks Do not use recovered floppy disks you already used many times Page 13 Backup and Restore
16. r archiving purposes They are much better for maintaining data integrity than other removable media devices as floppy disk or Omega Zip and Jazz disks The Hard Disk Using your local or network shared hard disk as a backup media is also a very good solution when security and redundancy conditions exist Thanks to low hardware costs it is now common for PCs to be connected to each other by a local area network LAN or that a PC includes 2 or more hard disks In these cases it can be a good backup solution to increase the security of your data by performing a backup of your data on one or more local or remote hard disks Page 14 Backup and Restore 1 8 Transferring a log to another user When you wish to transfer a log to another user who is using this same version of backup utility 2 05 or later please follow this procedure e Backup the log selecting Exclude check files and Exclude Ini files to avoid overwriting the settings of the destination user with your own Select drive A or another removable media unit as the destination Be sure that both computers can use the media that you select You could also send it to the other user by email as an attached file e On the destination computer run the Backup and Restore utility specify the source drive and click the Restore button If the source is a floppy disk select drive A otherwise specify the removable unit path If you sent the file by email detach it from t
17. re Destination O O O O OOOO O Log O7ARCWSS ay drive a Log S amp S Free path Manager C EL5 Backup j Backup C Only modified file _ Exclude indexes Exclude check file a Exclude Ini files Setting the backup options Now you should select the options you wish for this backup The illustration just above shows the Options in the lower left panel You can either do a regular backup or a circular backup A regular backup is one in which is replaced every time a new backup is done A circular backup will keep the last several backups You can select the number of backups to keep When you reach the number of backups you have specified and do another backup the oldest one will be deleted and the new one added If you choose circular backups the backup file name will be the name of the log with n appended to the end and the file extension will be ZIP The letter n represents an integer that will be incremented every time you do a circular backup of a particular log For Example if the log you wish to backup is O7ARCWSS and this is the fourth time you have done a circular backup on it the file name will be O ARCWSS 4 ZIP Backup and Restore determine this integer by looking at the the largest integer found in the folder for similarly named backup files This integer is automatically incremented and appended to the file name The other options are available by check boxe
18. s see illustration These boxes are named 1 Only modified file This option will backup only those files of the log that have changed since the last backup was made This option is only available for non circular backups and is grayed out if the circular backup check box is checked Page 7 Backup and Restore 2 3 4 Exclude indexes EasyLog 5 as well as other database applications use indexes in various ways One of the ways EasyLog 5 uses indexes is to control the order that QSOs are displayed in the log spreadsheet If you check this option those index files are not included in the backup This will reduce the size of the backup It is not a problem because after the backup is restored opening it in EasyLog 5 will rebuild all the indexes that were not backed up Exclude check file This option will not back up the check file The check file is the file that contains the intelligence from which EasyLog 5 determines the DXCC entity for a QSO from the call sign If you are giving a friend a copy of your log check this option so that you do not overwrite your friend s check file when he restores your log to his computer Exclude Ini file Ini files are those custom configurations that you have made for your log It also includes configurations for PSK31 Com port used for transceiver control and many others They are scattered throughout the various sub folders of your EasyLog 5 installation folder Again when
19. you might think the restore did not work Expanding in progress CAEL SSBackup O7ARCWSS 1 ZIP Total progress File C EL5 RADIONic 737A rig Cancel Unip modes tie _ Exclude indexes _ Exclude check file Exclude Ini files A Restore progress window Once the restore is complete you can click on the Close button and then close the Backup and Restore window Page 12 Backup and Restore 1 6 Restoring a Manager Database To restore a backed up Manager Database click the Manager check circle in the upper left panel Select the source path for the backup in the upper right panel as before Then click the Restore button and a selection window will appear showing those manager database backups that are available to restore Then click on the one you wish to restore and the restore progress window will appear as it did for the log restore The restored Manager database will be put in the EL5 Manager folder 1 7 Defining a good backup strategy Defining a good backup strategy is essential for the safety of your data A good strategy should define how you will backup your data and how frequently The more often you backup your data the less risk you will have for losing data from system crashes or hard disk failures If you perform backup frequently the worst thing that can happen is you lose the last few modifications you made to your databases Log manager after the
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