Server Backup Schedules
Server |
OS |
Primary Function |
Data Backed Up |
Method |
Schedule |
Retention Window |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
apollo.informatics.indiana.edu |
Windows |
File Server |
C:\ |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
bl-csci-ntadmin.cs.indiana.edu |
Windows |
File Server |
F:\ |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
batson.cs.indiana.edu |
Linux |
Web, Mailman Server |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
belfry.cs.indiana.edu |
Linux |
Web, CGI Server |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
bio.informatics.indiana.edu |
Linux |
Bio group |
/home |
Monthly |
2 years |
|
capricorn.informatics.indiana.edu |
Linux |
General-purpose |
/home |
Monthly |
2 years |
|
capstone.informatics.indiana.edu |
Windows |
Project Server |
C:\ |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
frog.cs.indiana.edu |
Linux |
File Server (aka. nfs1) |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
gaia.informatics.indiana.edu |
Linux |
File server |
/home |
Monthly |
2 years |
|
goosie.cogsci.indiana.edu |
Linux |
Web Server |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
leo.informatics.indiana.edu |
Linux |
Capstone projects |
/home |
Monthly |
2 years |
|
milter.cs.indiana.edu |
Linux |
Spam/Virus Scanner |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
milliways.osl.iu.edu |
Linux |
Web, Mail Server |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
mimic.cs.indiana.edu |
Linux |
ARCServe Backup Server |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
mneme.extreme.indiana.edu |
Linux |
File Server |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
newman.cs.indiana.edu |
Linux |
Mail Server |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
outreach.informatics.indiana.edu |
Windows |
Project Server |
C:\ |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
pegasus.cs.indiana.edu |
Linux |
File Server |
/home/data |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
rage.cs.indiana.edu |
Linux |
LDAP, DNS, DHCP Server |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
rainier.extreme.indiana.edu |
Solaris |
Web, File Server |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
recruit.informatics.indiana.edu |
Linux |
Faculty recruit system |
/var |
Monthly |
2 years |
|
rontok.osl.iu.edu |
Linux |
File Server |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
shannon.informatics.indiana.edu |
Windows |
Web Server |
C:\ |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
sourcehaven.osl.iu.edu |
Linux |
Project Server |
/home/backup/{pg-dump,svn} |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
toad.cs.indiana.edu |
Linux |
File Server (aka. nfs2) |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
typhoon.cs.indiana.edu |
Solaris |
File Server |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
watcher.cs.indiana.edu |
Linux |
Linux Install Server |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
whale.cs.indiana.edu |
Solaris |
Legacy Solaris Server |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
|
wikis.informatics.indiana.edu |
Linux |
Drupal wikis |
/var |
Monthly |
2 years |
|
wowbagger.osl.iu.edu |
Linux |
Project Server |
/etc |
Nightly |
2 years |
NOTE: Servers not listed here are NOT being backed up by the systems staff.
Backup Methods
ARCServe - ARCServe is a commercial backup package in use at the school. Backups are performed using a standard Grandfather/Father/Son (GFS) rotation which involves monthly and weekly full backups and nightly differentials. Backups are staged to disk storage on a central backup server located in Lindley Hall and then written to LTO3 tape libraries at the completion of the backup. The monthly full backups are kept for 2 years and copies of the 2 most recent monthly full backup tapes are stored at an offsite location. All data on the tapes is encrypted to ensure security.
MDSS - The Massive Data Storage Service (MDSS) provides an effective way to archive important data. Backups utilizing MDSS are performed using weekly crontab jobs that write to the local system and monthly backups are pushed to the MDSS. Data on the MDSS is replicated between Bloomington and Indianapolis locations, providing replication and offsite storage. However, the local weekly backups could be lost due to a catastrophic system failure so the loss window in such cases could be 1 month.