Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-next-backups.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-next-backups.html,v diff -u -r1.14 -r1.15 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-next-backups.html 8 Nov 2017 09:42:11 -0000 1.14 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-next-backups.html 3 Sep 2024 15:37:32 -0000 1.15 @@ -1,22 +1,16 @@ -Backup Strategy

Backup Strategy

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Backup Strategy

The purpose of backup is to enable recovery. Backup and recovery are always risky; here are some steps that minimize the chance recovery is necessary: -

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    • Store everything on a fault-tolerant disk array (RAID 1 or 5 or better).

    • Use battery backup.

    • Use more reliable hardware, such as SCSI instead of IDE. -

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    These steps improve the chances of successful recovery:

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    These steps improve the chances of successful recovery:

    • Store backups on a third disk on another controller

    • Store backups on a different computer on a different network @@ -30,16 +24,13 @@

    • Make it easy to maintain and test your recovery strategy, so that you are more likely to do it. -

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OpenACS installations comprise files and database contents. If you follow the reference install and put all files, including configuration files, in - /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/, + /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/, and back up the database nightly to a file in - /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/database-backup, + /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/database-backup, then you can apply standard file-based backup strategies to - /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME -

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