Defining a backup strategy

 

This topic describes the step necessary to define a backup strategy. There is no one perfect backup strategy that meets everyone’s needs. Therefore, it is important to define your backup requirements before you decide on a backup strategy. Use the following questions to help you determine your backup requirements:

• Do I need backups?

  • Could information be recreated easily?

  • If I do not have backups, how will that affect my business?

  • Am I legally required to have backups?

• How frequently should my backups be done?

  • Daily

  • Weekly

  • Monthly

  • Only when a volume is full

• How will backups be done?

  • Incremental backup

  • Partial or selective backups

  • Complete backups

• When do I want the system to perform the backups?

  • During first, second, or third shift

  • On the weekend

  • Will there be other contentions for the optical drives?

• Will the target volume contain backups for one or multiple volumes?

• How long do I retain source information after a backup has been completed?

• What type of availability is needed for volumes?

  • In optical media library

  • Out of optical media library, but on-site

  • Out of optical media library, and off-site

This is not a complete list of items to consider when deciding on a backup strategy, but rather a foundation on which you can build.

 

Parent topic:

Optical volume backup