Thanks so much for suggestions...
On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 12:21 AM, Tim Donohue <[email protected]>wrote:
> Just a few more notes about our multiple backup/restoration options.
>
> How you wish to backup DSpace may depend on what you want to be able to
> easily restore/recovery.
>
> So, as mentioned, there are two main routes towards backing up DSpace. You
> can choose one or even both (depending on how "safe" you want your content
> to be):
>
> 1) Normal backup of DB, Assetstore, configs, etc. - This is where you
> essentially do a normal server backup (potentially with a database dump).
> It's the better option if you are only concerned about doing a full site
> restoration (if something gets corrupted, etc). But, it makes it very
> difficult to restore individual Items/Collections (e.g. if you accidentally
> deleted something, it's hard to restore just that thing you deleted).
>
> This normal DB & Assetstore backup process is somewhat documented here:
> https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC3x/Storage+Layer
>
> 2) AIP Backup & Restore: https://wiki.duraspace.org/
> display/DSDOC18/AIP+Backup+and+Restore This is an option for actually
> backing up individual objects (Items/Collections/Communities) as separate
> AIPs (Archival Information Packages). It makes it easy to restore
> individual objects (e.g. accidentally delete an Item or an entire
> Collection, now you can restore just that object from its AIP backup).
> However, this option does NOT backup things like configurations, themes or
> local code customizations. So, you still need to back those up separately.
>
> As you can see, there are pros & cons to either approach. Different
> institutions use different approaches, and some even use both. It really
> depends on your local needs and what you want to be able to
> restore/recovery quickly.
>
> - Tim
>
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