Technology Infrastructure Services

Backup and Retention Schedule

WINDOWS & Novell Servers

  • The Windows and Novell servers are backed up using an appropriate scheme depending on the RPO (recovery point objective) of the data.  Either a Full/Differential, Full/Iincremental, or Full/Delta approach is used.
  • The differential and incremental backup media are kept for three weeks.
  • The full backup media are kept for 30 days.
  • End-of-year (fiscal) media are kept for one year.

HP Servers and UNIX Systems

  • All files on these servers are backed up nightly (using time-stamp differentials) with a full backup of all servers being done once a week.
  • The differential and incremental backup media are kept for three weeks.
  • Media used during the full backups are retained for 60 days.