Task 3: Define what to backup
- Last UpdatedJan 21, 2025
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The table below provides an overview of what needs to be backed up for the following sample system.
It uses the following directory structure:
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C: OS Partition Holds the operating system and program files.
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D: Data Partition Holds the variable data (SQL Server databases).
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M: Backup Partition Only for the database server to hold the database backups.
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Server |
Items |
Type |
Directory |
|---|---|---|---|
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Application Server |
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Operating System |
Not backed up |
(none) |
|
|
Software Media |
File backup |
D:\Backup\Software |
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|
Applications |
File backup |
D:\Backup\Applications |
|
|
Data |
(none) |
(none) |
|
|
Work Tasks Server |
|||
|
Operating System |
Not backed up |
(none) |
|
|
Software Media |
File backup |
D:\Backup\Software |
|
|
MES model-driven application content |
File backup |
D:\Backup\Work Tasks |
|
|
Database Server |
|||
|
Operating System |
Not backed up |
(none) |
|
|
Software Media |
File backup |
D:\Backup\Software |
|
|
Applications |
File backup |
D:\Backup\Applications |
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SQLServer Databases: |
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|
main |
Weekly Full |
M:\Backup\Database |
|
|
msdb |
Weekly Full |
M:\Backup\Database |
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|
MES database |
Daily Full and hourly Differential |
M:\Backup\Database |
|
|
Historian (Runtime) database |
Daily Full and hourly Differential |
M:\Backup\Database |
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|
Work Tasks Farm database |
Weekly Full |
M:\Backup\Database |
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|
Work Tasks repository databases |
Daily Full |
M:\Backup\Database |
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|
Report Server |
|||
|
Operating System |
Not backed up |
(none) |
|
|
Software Media |
File backup |
D:\Backup\Software |
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|
Applications |
File backup |
D:\Backup\Applications |
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SQLServer Databases: |
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|
main |
Weekly Full |
M:\Backup\Database |
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|
msdb |
Weekly Full |
M:\Backup\Database |
|
|
BI Gateway database |
Weekly Full |
M:\Backup\Database |
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|
ReportServer |
Weekly Full |
M:\Backup\Database |
|
|
Galaxy repository databases |
Weekly Full |
M:\Backup\Database |
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|
Engineering Station |
|||
|
Operating System |
Not backed up |
(none) |
|
|
Software Media |
File backup |
D:\Backup\Software |
|
|
Applications |
File backup |
D:\Backup\Applications |
|
|
Data |
(none) |
(none) |
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