Re: server tape restoration testing

[Ray Bruder <bruder () DUQ EDU>]

We have a list of critical servers that we run test restores on each month.
The other servers are rotated so that we are testing those machines every
other month.  We have 200+ servers in our data center.

We are simply using an Excel spreadsheet to track our restores indicating
server name, file restored, date of backup, date of restore and tape number.



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Ray Bruder

Manager, Computer Operations

Duquesne University

DUsmall

600 Forbes Ave

CTS, Rockwell Hall

Pittsburgh, PA 15282

(412)396-5775

bruder () duq edu

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From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Youngquist, Jason R.
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3:03 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] server tape restoration testing



We had an audit done awhile back, and one of their recommendations was "tape
restoration procedure - yearly testing should be done on production
servers."  We do a couple restores on files which people accidently delete
during the month, but since we got our new tape backup system (~1 year ago)
we haven't had the need to do a complete server restore from tape.  A number
of our servers are VMware virtual servers, but we also have some "bare
metal" servers as well.  We have 100+ servers, and I'd be interested what
other schools do to test tape restoration for complete server restores.

Please email me off list, and I will summarize.


Jason Youngquist

Information Technology Security Engineer, Security+

Technology Services

Columbia College

1001 Rogers Street, Columbia, MO  65216

(573) 875-7334

jryoungquist () ccis edu

http://www.ccis.edu