I have recently been assigned as a systems administrator to look after a streaming service and its related server architecture.
Once a week i travel 3hours to turn around a magnetic tape library which holds server files.
To save on driving, I want to implement a strategy of saving and transferring files over ssh or equivalent with either tar files or zip files. I am considering IaaS or simply a periodic script to backup and transfer to a separate location.
What are the considerations if I were to implement this kind of alternative to magnetic tape backups?
I am unsure of the business requirements, data volumes etc. I am currently in the literature review stage and know this site is such a wealth of helpful knowledge and reference.
I now have more information.
- 3-2-1 rule for backups. 3 Copies, on 2 media, 1 offsite.
- 14.1 Tb consisting of server images, volumes and folders.
- 20% additional capacity
- RTO 48hrs (Desired 24)
- RPO 1 hour
- Daily change in data is 5%
- Currently 15Mbs of 40Mbs pipe dedicated for backup traffic