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	= Restore =		= Restore =
	To have files restored from backup, please write to the [[sysadmin]]s, stating file/directory name, the approximate time of when it was created in the form you want restored and when that copy was deleted or damaged. ~~Even better, just~~ use your own USB drive!		To have files restored from backup, please write to the [[sysadmin]]s, stating file/directory name, the approximate time of when it was created in the form you want restored and when that copy was deleted or damaged. Better: use your own USB drive.

	= See Also =		= See Also =

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	* we backup ZINC20 and ZINC-22 to AWS and Wynton.		* we backup ZINC20 and ZINC-22 to AWS and Wynton.
	* all software is in github/gitlab and is thus backed up continuously		* all software is in github/gitlab and is thus backed up continuously

	~~= Note =~~
	~~At time of writing, this policy is only implemented on [[Cluster 2]].~~

	= Restore =		= Restore =

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	* a) We give you a 5TB portable drive, you keep it and write to it. Please ask for one!		* a) We give you a 5TB portable drive, you keep it and write to it. Please ask for one!
	* b) Use CrashPlan/rsync and/or DropBox/Sync/Box.com to create backups in the cloud.		* b) Use CrashPlan/rsync and/or DropBox/Sync/Box.com to create backups in the cloud.
	* c) We backup /nfs/home and some other disks ~~to tape~~, as follows:		* c) We backup /nfs/home and some other disks, as follows:

	== Monthly backups ==		== Monthly backups ==
	* Cluster 2: nfs-home:/nfs/home/ ('''/nfs/home''')		* Cluster 2: nfs-home:/nfs/home/ ('''/nfs/home''')
	* Cluster 2: nfs-soft:/nfs/soft ('''/nfs/soft''')		* Cluster 2: nfs-soft:/nfs/soft ('''/nfs/soft''')
			* Cluster 2: wiki
			* Cluster 2: selected sysadmin files (alpha, beta, config files)

	== ~~Never~~ backed up ~~(to tape)~~ ==		== Most disks are never backed up ==
	* Cluster 2: bet:/srv/work ('''/nfs/work''')
	* Laptops
	* Desktops
	* No other user files are backed up, ever, unless by special request and agreed by email exchange.

	== ~~Tape rotation and length of historical data~~ ==		== Implicit backups ==
	* ~~We have four savepacks (sets of tapes, in a suitcase) that~~ we ~~rotate for /nfs/home.~~		* we backup ZINC20 and ZINC-22 to AWS and Wynton.
	* We set aside one of these savepacks quarterly, on the first backup of the quarter, as an offsite backup.		* all software is in github/gitlab and is thus backed up continuously
	* ~~We also pull savepacks out of rotation from time to time to provide additional long-term backups.~~

	= Note =		= Note =

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	* Cluster 2: nfs-home:/nfs/home/ ('''/nfs/home''')		* Cluster 2: nfs-home:/nfs/home/ ('''/nfs/home''')
	* Cluster 2: nfs-soft:/nfs/soft ('''/nfs/soft''')		* Cluster 2: nfs-soft:/nfs/soft ('''/nfs/soft''')

	~~== Quarterly backups, starting first day of quarter ==~~
	* Cluster 2: bet:/srv/store ('''/nfs/store''')
	~~* Cluster 2: shin:/db ('''/nfs/db''')*~~
	* Cluster 2: aleph:/var/lib/libvirt/images
	* Cluster 2: tet:/var/lib/libvirt/images
	* Open-E DSS requires special backup consideration

	== Never backed up (to tape) ==		== Never backed up (to tape) ==

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	* c) We backup /nfs/home and some other disks to tape, as follows:		* c) We backup /nfs/home and some other disks to tape, as follows:

	== ~~Daily incremental~~ backups~~, off-site quarterly~~ ==		== Monthly backups ==
	* Cluster 2: ~~dalet~~:/~~srv~~/home/ ('''/nfs/home''')		* Cluster 2: nfs-home:/nfs/home/ ('''/nfs/home''')
	* Cluster 2: ~~bet~~:/~~srv~~/soft ('''/nfs/soft''')		* Cluster 2: nfs-soft:/nfs/soft ('''/nfs/soft''')

	== Quarterly backups, starting first day of quarter ==		== Quarterly backups, starting first day of quarter ==

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	There are at least three ways to make backups:		There are at least three ways to make backups:
	* a) We give you a ~~4TB~~ portable drive, you keep it and write to it. ~~Ask~~ for one.		* a) We give you a 5TB portable drive, you keep it and write to it. Please ask for one!
	* b) Use CrashPlan/rsync and/or DropBox/Sync/Box.com to create backups in the cloud.		* b) Use CrashPlan/rsync and/or DropBox/Sync/Box.com to create backups in the cloud.
	* c) We backup ~~major cluster~~ disks to tape, as follows:		* c) We backup /nfs/home and some other disks to tape, as follows:

	== ~~Weekly~~ backups, ~~starting Friday night~~ ==		== Daily incremental backups, off-site quarterly ==
	* Cluster 2: dalet:/srv/home/ ('''/nfs/home''')		* Cluster 2: dalet:/srv/home/ ('''/nfs/home''')
			* Cluster 2: bet:/srv/soft ('''/nfs/soft''')

	== Quarterly backups, starting first day of quarter ==		== Quarterly backups, starting first day of quarter ==
	* Cluster 2: bet:/srv/store ('''/nfs/store''')		* Cluster 2: bet:/srv/store ('''/nfs/store''')
	* Cluster 2: bet:/srv/soft ('''/nfs/soft''')
	* Cluster 2: shin:/db ('''/nfs/db''')*		* Cluster 2: shin:/db ('''/nfs/db''')*
	* Cluster 2: aleph:/var/lib/libvirt/images		* Cluster 2: aleph:/var/lib/libvirt/images
	* Cluster 2: tet:/var/lib/libvirt/images		* Cluster 2: tet:/var/lib/libvirt/images
	* Open-E DSS requires special backup consideration		* Open-E DSS requires special backup consideration

	== Never backed up (to tape) ==		== Never backed up (to tape) ==
	* Cluster 2: bet:/srv/work ('''/nfs/work''')		* Cluster 2: bet:/srv/work ('''/nfs/work''')
	* Laptops		* Laptops
	* Desktops ~~(Backups can be configured locally)~~		* Desktops
	* No other user files are backed up, ever, unless by special request and agreed by email exchange.		* No other user files are backed up, ever, unless by special request and agreed by email exchange.

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	* We have four savepacks (sets of tapes, in a suitcase) that we rotate for /nfs/home.		* We have four savepacks (sets of tapes, in a suitcase) that we rotate for /nfs/home.
	* We set aside one of these savepacks quarterly, on the first backup of the quarter, as an offsite backup.		* We set aside one of these savepacks quarterly, on the first backup of the quarter, as an offsite backup.
	* Thus at any time there is a weekly backup made starting Friday night for the last four weeks, and a quarterly backup for the last four quarters.
	* We also pull savepacks out of rotation from time to time to provide additional long-term backups.		* We also pull savepacks out of rotation from time to time to provide additional long-term backups.

	= Note =		= Note =
	At time of writing, this policy is only implemented on [[Cluster 2]]~~. Select backups of [[Cluster 0]] will follow soon~~.		At time of writing, this policy is only implemented on [[Cluster 2]].

	= Restore =		= Restore =
	To have files restored from backup, please write to the [[sysadmin]]s, stating file/directory name, the approximate time of when it was created in the form you want restored and when that copy was deleted or damaged.		To have files restored from backup, please write to the [[sysadmin]]s, stating file/directory name, the approximate time of when it was created in the form you want restored and when that copy was deleted or damaged. Even better, just use your own USB drive!

	= See Also =		= See Also =
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	Return to [[:Category:Sysadmin \| system administrator's guide]].		Return to [[:Category:Sysadmin \| system administrator's guide]].

	[[Category:Sysadmin]]		[[Category:Sysadmin]]
	[[Category:Internal]]		[[Category:Internal]]
	[[Category:Policy]]		[[Category:Policy]]

Teague Sterling: /* Quarterly backups, starting first day of quarter */

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	== Quarterly backups, starting first day of quarter ==		== Quarterly backups, starting first day of quarter ==
			* Cluster 2: bet:/srv/store ('''/nfs/store''')
			* Cluster 2: bet:/srv/soft ('''/nfs/soft''')
	* Cluster 2: shin:/db ('''/nfs/db''')*		* Cluster 2: shin:/db ('''/nfs/db''')*
	* Cluster 2: bet:/srv/store ('''/nfs/store''')
	* Cluster 2: aleph:/var/lib/libvirt/images		* Cluster 2: aleph:/var/lib/libvirt/images
	* Cluster 2: tet:/var/lib/libvirt/images		* Cluster 2: tet:/var/lib/libvirt/images

Teague Sterling: /* Weekly backups, starting Friday night */

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	== Weekly backups, starting Friday night ==		== Weekly backups, starting Friday night ==
	* ~~Cluster2~~: dalet:/srv/home/ ('''/nfs/home''')		* Cluster 2: dalet:/srv/home/ ('''/nfs/home''')

	== Quarterly backups, starting first day of quarter ==		== Quarterly backups, starting first day of quarter ==

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	* Cluster 2: aleph:/var/lib/libvirt/images		* Cluster 2: aleph:/var/lib/libvirt/images
	* Cluster 2: tet:/var/lib/libvirt/images		* Cluster 2: tet:/var/lib/libvirt/images
			* Open-E DSS requires special backup consideration
	* *Open-E DSS requires special backup consideration

	== Never backed up (to tape) ==		== Never backed up (to tape) ==

Teague Sterling: /* Never backed up */

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	* *Open-E DSS requires special backup consideration		* *Open-E DSS requires special backup consideration

	== Never backed up ==		== Never backed up (to tape) ==
	* Cluster 2: /nfs/work		* Cluster 2: bet:/srv/work ('''/nfs/work''')
	* Laptops		* Laptops
	* Desktops		* Desktops (Backups can be configured locally)
	* No other user files are backed up, ever, unless by special request and agreed by email exchange.		* No other user files are backed up, ever, unless by special request and agreed by email exchange.