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Backup
IMPORTANT: SURFdrive doesn't provide a backup. It is adviced to backup your SURFdrive with one of the below solutions.
Your Home share is automatically backed up by C&CZ with a daily, monthly and yearly backup. So if you by accident deleted a file few months ago, you can still recover it.
Amanda backup server to backup Mac OS X/Linux/Windows clients
C&CZ runs an amanda backup server to backup Mac OS X/Linux/Windows clients. The backups are made with the Amanda open source network backup software. Amanda can back up a large number of workstations running multiple versions of Unix/Mac OS X/Linux/Windows.
Specific settings for the C&CZ configuration:
- The amanda client should listen to the non-standard port 10011 instead of 10080. Change
/etc/servicesto reflect this. - The amanda server is bus.science.ru.nl. Allow this server to access the client in
/etc/amandahostsand theonly_fromline in/etc/init.d/xinetd.
In the summer of 2013 C&CZ has renewed their amanda backup system. They can now backup partitions till 200 Gb in size. Bigger partitions may be possible using an exclude file which specifies several directories to exclude from backup.
Local backup to an external hard disk
You can do the backups yourself, either by making a copy manual, or automate with backup client provided with your operating system:
- windows 10: [File History ]
- Mac OS X : [time machine]
- linux : [Back In Time]
KEEP a long term backup
It is wise to make once a year a full backup to an external drive which you store in a safe place. Even better do this on two different external disks at two different locations. This is a long term backup, where you can return to in case of real disaster. It is also convenient if you by accident deleted a file which you only rarely access. If you discover this file is missing more then a year later after the accidental deletion, this file will probably not available anymore in above mentioned backup systems which only keep backups for a year. However it will the on your long term backup!!