NetWorker Backups

We are running Legato NetWorker 7.3.

This is a service run for Central ICT Systems. Excess Capacity has been made available to departments at the cost of consumables only. The system is very close to the limit of its capacity, so we will only accept new clients that put little additional strain on the resources. (Nightly backups of a few GB only). Offers of additional resources gratefully accepted.

Requirements for clients

The following is the minimum requirement for a client to be backed-up by the ITS backup system.

• Run a synchronised clock for time of day. Use NTP protocol.
• Must be able to provide all data for the full backup in less than 12 hours. This effectively means that the server must be network connected at 100 Mbps or faster.
• Must have an administrator who is able to manage the client end of the software and system configuration.

In addition, we require a University R/C to which all charges will be billed. Charges are computed and billed monthly as follows:

A full dump is done once per month, with incremental dumps on all other days. A copy of these is taken offsite. The full dumps are kept for 12 months, the incremental dumps for 3 months and the offsite copies for 2 months.  Other arrangements can be made on request.

Backups are run after 7pm each night.  Copies of most of the backups are made and taken to a second location off campus.  The copies are made during the day after the backup was run, and taken to the distant location on the following business day.

We use client side compression if available, so these volumes are the compressed volume delivered by the client.

To request that your departmental server be backed up please fill in the request form.