This unit has a total capacity of 280 GBytes. We currently have over 96 Gbytes of disk space on all systems. We are evaluating competing products for backup maintenance, and expect to make a purchase decision within a matter of weeks. In the meantime, we have a complete set of backups going back to July 17 and, of course, the sets produced by the software under evaluation. Once a purchase decision has been made and the software installed, we will implement the 30-day cycle described above.
Individual users are responsible for backing up any data on their local hard disks.
2.1 Implementation The PC file server backups are performed as a distinct backup job onto the system DLT tape jukebox. This strategy is designed to protect the availability of VMS files involved in ongoing telescope support and development. We do not expect to see significant user activity on these systems, and so do not anticipate large incremental savesets. Thus, it is anticipated that a set of weekly incremental backups will fit on a single DAT tape. Until this system is implemented, the current daily full backups will be kept on a different tape each day.