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Backup Process

This document lays out how backups are handled.

Cadence

Weekly

  • Each Thursday replace the prior longterm archival tape with a different tape for the coming week's archive operation
  • Label tape with the date of the archival process (the coming Wednesday)
  • IF A USED TAPE clear it before labeling in Bareos with mt -f /dev/st0 rewind && mt -f /dev/st0 weof && mt -f /dev/st0 rewind command
  • Label the tape using the name Longterm-YYYY-MM-DD which matches the label on the outside
  • Make sure the naming and mounting processes are successful
  • Take the prior archival tape and get it to director for storage offsite

Monthly

  • Keep the prior month's latest archival tape for future restores
  • Put other tapes into the rotation to be reused for future jobs

Restore Testing

Keep track of when restores and tested, how, and the outcome.

Date Restored Outcome Who
     
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