Backup Exec

Currently Backup Exec is used as backup software. As well as the on-screen help provided as part of the Backup Exec software, there is also a user guide on the Vision website. This advises you about tasks such as manual backup, labelling tapes, when to backup, how to tell if a backup is successful, and troubleshooting any problems.

See also the sections in Disaster Recovery Plan called A sound backup strategy.

Remember these important points:

• Backup every day – scheduled to run overnight.
• Rotate the daily tapes - one for each weekday. Tape A on Monday, Tape B on Tuesday, Tape C on Wednesday, Tape D on Thursday. Tape F could be used for Saturday if you run Saturday surgeries.
• Do weekly backups - Tapes E, G and H are used on successive Fridays to provide weekly backups.
• Do monthly backups - Tapes I, J and K are monthly tapes, used on the last Friday of the month.
• Keep a computer log book as a practical way of recording which tape was used for backup.
• Most backups now occur overnight. REMEMBER TO CHANGE THE TAPE EACH MORNING TO THE NEXT TAPE REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT NIGHT.
• Keep the tape just backed up off site in a secure, dry place. Only bring this tape in if you anticipate the Help Line or engineering needing it, or it is due for its next appointed backup.

  Make use of the Tape Verification Service offered by Vision, to have your backup tapes verified at least once a quarter. This makes sure the data on your backup tape is complete and error free.