Maintenance of indexes of ownership and location of archived files. Access to CMS files from the previous Amdahl mainframe computer. Long term storage of files of users who have left the University - the procedures to lapse ISS usernames include migrating compressed archives of their files to the Archiver. Exclusions Undergraduate and taught course students do not have access to this service except on request by a tutor or supervisor on behalf of individuals with a clearly identified case. Service Level 1.
Continuous access is provided from all points on the campus network.
Very old archive files which are stored outside the robot will require human intervention which will be available only during staffed hours, currently 0700-2200 weekdays and 0900 to 1600 weekends. Newly migrated files are duplicated over 2 disk drives where they are held until copying to tapes occurs. The copying to tape from the holding area on the disks occurs 6 times per week. Three copies are made of all the information, one of which is moved to a remote location for disaster recovery purposes. The index information about all the files can be totally recovered in the event of loss or destruction of the index.