The Library/Resource Centre houses the largest single database in the school, and certainly the most costly to replace or repair. Special care needs to be taken with archiving backups to cater for crises such as “global misadventures”, where an incorrect global change could go unnoticed for an entire backup cycle, destroying all unaltered instances of […]

DO NOT interrupt this Backup mid process! (If you do, you will need to call us to fix it) This option also performs necessary housekeeping tasks to ensure that your database is happy.  The tasks include: Packing and Re-indexing the entire database. Updating used thesaurus records so search program can only show Subject Headings with resources […]

This option makes a copy of data AND software to another location (this can be used temporarily if Server / Network is down… you just need to remember to restore the data to the Server once it’s up again!). The Alternate Backup can be done while other people are using LibCode… anytime! The fail safe copy or […]

During this backup unreplaceable data is copied to a USB drive. DO NOT USE CD-R’s to perform this backup (Click here to read about CD-R backups). This backup is done to a removable or portable device OTHER THAN A CD-R. The External Backup can be done while other people are using LibCode… anytime! Should have at least […]

This facility is used when users need distribution CDs. The data compiled in this process does not contain any borrower information; it is merely a portable catalogue. Setting up a Catalogue Distribution Disk… LCSuite > Utilities > Backup/Restore > Outload for CD Yes …. to perform the operation. Use the Browse button to locate an existing […]

Restoring data from a backup… Restoring data can be done for a number of reasons to: Update LibCode Suite with newly converted data provided by LibCode Library Systems. Add to the catalogue database when using a non-networked computer for cataloguing. Restore data from previous backups after data corruption or other problem. Restoring Data… To restore […]

If you are using LibCode 7 Stage 3 then you will need to read this… This procedure is set up to ensure that your backups are all completed in one session.  These backups include External Backup, Alternate Backup and Main Backup.  The All-in-One backup usually takes about five minutes to complete so you should run this […]