Fraunhofer-Publica

System Configuration and Data Protection

Fraunhofer-Publica

STAR database server for Fraunhofer-Publica and Fraunhofer-ePrints (searches only fulltext documents in Fraunhofer-Publica)
STAR Z39-50 server / STAR-XML server / STAR-Web
Apache 2.2.11 Webserver (mod_jk/1.2.28)
Apache Tomcat/5.5.4

Sun T2000 (8-Core, 16 GB RAM)
2 internal hard disks (each 73 GB) for operating system and standard programs (mirrored)
400 GB external hard disks on RAID storage system
Operating sytem Solaris 10 (Sun OS 5.10)

Data backup using VERITAS Net Backup DataCenter on Super DLT tapes with ADIC AML/J Backup-Robot (access to 720 cassettes; equals approx. 2 months' data)
Hardware is kept in separate rooms from the servers; older backup tapes are kept in a fire-protected safe
Full backup every 28 days, keeping data for 1 year
Daily incremental backup between 2:30 und 7:00 a.m., keeping data for 2 months
Daily (at 01:00) reorganisation of the STAR-databases and additional backups per tar command on hard disk over 2 generations
Servicing contract demanding 4-hours response time during office hours
Enhanced failure protection by means of standby servers and RAID systems of the same types
Additional hard disk with pre-installed Solaris and Restore-Client (as replacement for the mirrored internal hard disks) that allows restored data to be copied over directly.
Contact for data backup and data recovery: backup-admin@bi.fhg.de
Contact in the case of hardware-failure: Roland Wroblewski, Tel. 02241/14-2805; Stand-in: Claus Riemann, Tel. 02241/14-2150

Between 1:00 und 1:30 a.m. is the database access interrupted for database reorganisation.

Status: 29.08.2007