Information Systems:Tapes / LTO Tape Backups - Revision history

Jeremym: /* Weekday Morning Tape Procedure */

2022-07-29T16:20:03Z

Weekday Morning Tape Procedure

Anmolm at 18:33, 21 October 2021

2021-10-21T18:33:32Z

Aaront at 16:16, 24 June 2020

2020-06-24T16:16:25Z

Aaront: Reverted edits by Aaront (talk) to last revision by Norwinu

2020-06-24T16:11:34Z

Reverted edits by Aaront (talk) to last revision by Norwinu

Aaront at 16:10, 24 June 2020

2020-06-24T16:10:42Z

Aaront: /* IBM Power / BRMS tapes */

2019-09-16T20:01:40Z

IBM Power / BRMS tapes

Aaront: /* Weekday Morning Tape Procedure */

2019-09-16T19:43:43Z

Weekday Morning Tape Procedure

Aaront at 21:35, 5 September 2019

2019-09-05T21:35:17Z

Aaront at 21:34, 5 September 2019

2019-09-05T21:34:37Z

Norwinu: /* BC Records */

2019-09-04T17:24:40Z

BC Records

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 http://barttape.unipharm.local
-*Username is Admin
+*Username: Admin
-*Password is secure
+*Password: NewVisionIT2051
 http://backupexectape.unipharm.local
 Please note that if you use the web administration page to release and unlock a magazine, there is a short time limit where the library relocks the magazine so walk quickly from your workstation to the server room if the web administration page is used to open and unlock the magazines.

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 *Username is Admin
-*Password is NewVisionIT2051
+*Password is secure
 Please note that if you use the web administration page to release and unlock a magazine, there is a short time limit where the library relocks the magazine so walk quickly from your workstation to the server room if the web administration page is used to open and unlock the magazines.

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 http://barttape.unipharm.local
 http://backupexectape.unipharm.local
-*Username for both is Admin
+*Username is Admin
-*Password for both is secure
+*Password is NewVisionIT2051
 Please note that if you use the web administration page to release and unlock a magazine, there is a short time limit where the library relocks the magazine so walk quickly from your workstation to the server room if the web administration page is used to open and unlock the magazines.

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 Each weekday morning, the tapes that have been used for the previous night's backup need to be removed from both of the tape libraries so that they can be taken offsite by BC Records.  Having the tapes taken offsite, protects that data from disaster or theft here at uniPHARM.
-The first step in this daily procedure is to check the results of the previous night's backup.  For the backup that occurs on the Power8, an emailed report is sent that shows which tape number was used.  The email is sent to Jeremy, Aaron and Norwin.  The email also contains a link to a PDF on the SuperServer which has detailed information on what was backed up to tape and how to restore the data on that tape using BRMS.
+The first step in this daily procedure is to check the results of the previous night's backup.  For the backup that occurs on the Power8, an emailed report is sent that shows which tape number was used.  The email is sent to Jeremy, Darren and Norwin.  The email also contains a link to a PDF on the SuperServer which has detailed information on what was backed up to tape and how to restore the data on that tape using BRMS.
-For the backups that cover the SuperServer and other Windows servers, there are also emailed reports from BackupExec sent to Jeremy, Aaron and Norwin.  The BackupExec reports also show which tape number was used and what was successfully copied.  The key information is what tape numbers were used so that the correct tapes can be removed from the libraries.  Only the tapes used during the previous night's backup need to be removed, the other tapes need to remain in the library.  The Power8 backup tape will be in the library attached to the Power8 in the left most rack in the server room.  The tapes used for the SuperServer and the other Windows servers are in the library in the middle of the centre rack in the server room.
+For the backups that cover the SuperServer and other Windows servers, there are also emailed reports from BackupExec sent to Jeremy, Darren and Norwin.  The BackupExec reports also show which tape number was used and what was successfully copied.  The key information is what tape numbers were used so that the correct tapes can be removed from the libraries.  Only the tapes used during the previous night's backup need to be removed, the other tapes need to remain in the library.  The Power8 backup tape will be in the library attached to the Power8 in the left most rack in the server room.  The tapes used for the SuperServer and the other Windows servers are in the library in the middle of the centre rack in the server room.
 The single Power8 tape can be removed from the library at any time after the End Of Day process is finished.  The two tapes used for the SuperServer and other Windows servers can only be removed from the library between 8AM and 6PM daily.  The time restriction is a function of how BackupExec works.  The BackupExec library is logically locked between 7PM and 8AM the next morning. Both libraries have a pair of tape magazines that are to the left and right of the centre green LCD screen.  Only one magazine, left or right can be opened at any time.  You cannot open both magazines at the same time.
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 http://barttape.unipharm.local
 http://backupexectape.unipharm.local
-*Username for  is Admin
+*Username for both is Admin
-*Password for  is visionIT
+*Password for both is secure
 Please note that if you use the web administration page to release and unlock a magazine, there is a short time limit where the library relocks the magazine so walk quickly from your workstation to the server room if the web administration page is used to open and unlock the magazines.
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 * https://portal.filebridge.com/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2F
 * Credentials: {{userpass}}
 ==Conventions==
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 ====IBM Power / BRMS tapes====
 For the Power8 tapes:
-:* Tapes 1-11 are in the left library slot, starting from the 2nd slot (2nd from the lower left), then left to right, Then go up one row and fill left to right and repeat(top right tape is therefore #11). The first slot is the I/O slot and should remain vacant.
+:* Tapes 1-11 are in the left library slot, starting from the 2nd slot (2nd from the lower left), then left to right, down to up (top right tape is therefore #11). The first slot is the I/O slot and should remain vacant.
 :* Tapes 12-21 are in the right library slot, starting from the right, and going right to left, down to up. The last 3 slots are "reserved" for the cleaning tape ("CLN*"), temporary backup tape ("9999") and the monthly tape. Therefore, the last tape of the rotation (3rd slot from the left in top row) should be #20.
 :* Extrapolate for series 22-42.

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 http://barttape.unipharm.local
 http://backupexectape.unipharm.local
-*Username for both is Admin
+*Username for  is Admin
-*Password for both is secure
+*Password for  is visionIT
 Please note that if you use the web administration page to release and unlock a magazine, there is a short time limit where the library relocks the magazine so walk quickly from your workstation to the server room if the web administration page is used to open and unlock the magazines.

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 * https://portal.filebridge.com/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2F
 * Credentials: {{userpass}}
-*contact for filebridge 1-800-377-3453, this leads to the file bridge telephone tree
+*contact for filebridge '''1-800-377-3453''', this leads to the file bridge telephone tree
 *authentication is by client number -BVF00156V uniPHARM

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 ==BC Records==
 The URL for the new (as of October 1, 2018) BC Records portal is
 * https://portal.filebridge.com/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2F
-Hopefully we don't need to use this too often.  The searching abilities are improved using the new website but the data conversion negates some of those niceties.
+Hopefully we don't need to use this too often.  The searching abilities are improved using the new website but the data conversion negates some of those niceties. (darrenf)
 ==Conventions==