Backup Procedure

This section assumes that you, your site administrator, or someone else has already followed the procedures for installing the backup software. The User Administrators will be responsible for backing up the site server. The backup procedure is automated and will take a minimum amount of time and effort.

Each school site received 6 blank tapes:

Tape 1	First Monthly Backup
Tape 2	Second Monthly Backup
Tape A	Week 1 Backup
Tape B	Week 2 Backup
Tape C	Week 3 Backup
Tape D	Week 4 Backup

Monthly Backup

On the first day of every month, the User Administrator will receive email reminding him/her to do a monthly backup. (Note, there will be a weekly tape already in the tape drive.)

Press the button on the tape drive and eject the weekly tape. (Be patient, this may take a minute or two.)
Place a monthly tape in the drive. (Monthly tapes should be alternated, so you will always have last month's tape as a backup.)
At the unix prompt, type sudo /usr/local/sbin/ezdump -m
The backup will take approximately 30 minutes.
Eject the monthly tape and secure it in a safe place.
Re-insert the weekly tape that was in the drive.

Weekly Backup

Every Monday, the User Administrator will receive email reminding him/her to insert a new weekly tape. The steps to do this are:

Press the button on the tape drive and eject the current, weekly tape.
Secure the ejected weekly tape in a safe place.
Place a new weekly tape in the drive.
Type sudo /usr/local/sbin/ezdump -w
Leave the tape in the drive.

The User Administrator will receive email each day from "Charlie Root" that contains a log of the nightly backup. Technical documentation on backup procedures can be found on the Technical Details page.

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