|
Size: 5153
Comment:
|
Size: 6961
Comment:
|
| Deletions are marked like this. | Additions are marked like this. |
| Line 4: | Line 4: |
| Line 6: | Line 5: |
BCS & CVS operate two Retrospect backup servers to perform regular backups of computers in the departments. One server handles computers located within Meliora Hall, the other handles computers outside of Meliora Hall. |
BCS & CVS operate two Retrospect backup servers to perform regular automated backups of computers in the departments. One server handles computers located within Meliora Hall, the other handles computers outside of Meliora Hall. |
| Line 11: | Line 9: |
| All data transmission and storage is encrypted, and NOBODY has access to the backed up data besides myself. | All data transmission and storage is encrypted, and NOBODY has access to the servers/backed-up data besides myself. |
| Line 13: | Line 11: |
| Computers within Meliora Hall *must* be on the department's wired network to be backed up. It is not possible for us to back up computers on any of the various wifi networks within the building. | Computers must be connected to a wired network (either within the BCS space in Meliora Hall or over at the Med Center) to be backed up. It is not possible for us to back up computers on any of the various wifi networks on campus or when the computer is off-campus. |
| Line 15: | Line 13: |
| Backup data is retained for ~9-12 months before the storage media are erased and reused. Data from any of the backups made of your computer during that time can be restored back to your computer. | Backed-up data is retained for ~12 months before the storage media are erased and reused. Data from any of the backups made of your computer during that time can be restored back to your computer. |
| Line 18: | Line 16: |
| Computers within Meliora Hall and laptops located outside of Meliora Hall typically have their entire boot drive backed up. Desktops outside of Meliora Hall (ie: URMC systems) often have separate boot and data drives...Retrospect treats these differently. Boot drives will always be backed up, but data drives will only be backed up upon request of the user. If you prefer to only have a specific folder or folders on your computer backed up, we can do that. | |
| Line 19: | Line 18: |
| Computers within Meliora Hall and laptops located outside of Meliora Hall are backed up in their entirety (with the exception of any "nobackup" folders the server finds...see below). Desktops outside of Meliora Hall (ie: URMC systems) often have separate boot and data drives...Retrospect treats these differently. Boot drives will always be backed up, but data drives will only be backed up upon request of the user. | === Excluding data from backups === If a folder with the name "'''nobackup'''" is found on a computer, that folder will be ignored by the backup server regardless of where it may be on your drive. If you have files you don't want backed up (or shouldn't be backed up), create "'''nobackup'''" folders as-needed and place the files in them. The server will also automatically ignore iTunes music folders and Dropbox-related folders. |
| Line 21: | Line 21: |
| If a folder with the name "nobackup" is found on a computer, that folder will be ignored by the backup server irregardless of where it may be. If you have files you don't want backed up (or shouldn't be backed up), create "nobackup" folders as-needed and place the files in them. The server will also automatically ignore iTunes music folders and Dropbox-related folders. |
=== Am I already running the Retrospect Client? === On a Mac, check the status icons in the top right corner of the desktop. On a Windows PC, check the status icons in the bottom right corner of the desktop. If you see a cube-shaped icon, that indicates that the Retrospect client is installed. If you hover your mouse pointer over the icon, it'll tell you your backup status. On a LInux system look at the "/var/log/retroclient.history" file...that contains info about your most recent backups. |
| Line 25: | Line 25: |
| Line 28: | Line 27: |
| === Mac OS X === |
=== MacOS === |
| Line 32: | Line 30: |
| [[http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/cvspriv/downloads/Retrospect_Mac_15_6.zip | Mac OSX Retrospect client 15.6]] | [[https://www.cvs.rochester.edu/cvspriv/downloads/Retrospect_Mac_18.5.3.zip|Mac OSX Retrospect client 18.5.3]] |
| Line 34: | Line 32: |
| 1. Double-click the disk image to expand it. Then, run the "Install OSX Client" installer. | 2. Double-click the disk image to expand it. Then, run the "Install OSX Client" installer. |
| Line 36: | Line 34: |
| 1. When the install ends, you should be shown the 'Retrospect Client' application. Click the 'On' button to turn on backups. When asked for a password, enter something simple (like 'chris'). | 3. When the install ends, you should be shown the 'Retrospect Client' application. Click the 'On' button to turn on backups. When asked for a password, enter something simple (like 'chris'). |
| Line 38: | Line 36: |
| 4) During the install, OSX may ask if you want to allow the Retrospect software through OS X's network firewall. You want to allow this. | 4. During the install, OSX may ask if you want to allow the Retrospect software through OS X's network firewall. You want to allow this. |
| Line 40: | Line 38: |
| 5) If you're running MacOS 10.14 Mojave, there's an additional step necessary to ensure full backups: | 5. If you're running MacOS 10.14 or newer, there MAY be an additional step necessary to ensure full backups: |
| Line 42: | Line 40: |
| * Open "System Preferences" under the Apple at the top left of your screen. | |
| Line 43: | Line 42: |
| a) Open "System Preferences" under the Apple at the top left of your screen. | * Click on "Security & Privacy" then "Privacy". In the column on the left select the entry "Full Disk Access" (you may need to scroll down the list a bit) |
| Line 45: | Line 44: |
| * Click on the lock to authenticate and allow changes | |
| Line 46: | Line 46: |
| b) Click on "Security & Privacy" then "Privacy". You should see "Full Disk Access" at the bottom left corner of the screen. | * You need to add two Retrospect apps to the "Full Disk Access" list. They are "/Library/PreferencePanes/Retrospect Client" and "/Library/Application Support/Retrospect/RetrospectInstantScan" (On more recent versions of MacOS the former app needs to be added but the latter should already be in the list) |
| Line 48: | Line 48: |
| * To add these folders, click on the "+" button and use the file dialog box to navigate to them. The Library folder is located at the base/root level of your hard drive...it is NOT the Library folder inside your own home folder. | |
| Line 49: | Line 50: |
| c) Click on the lock to authenticate and allow changes d) You need to add two Retrospect apps to the "Full Disk Access" folder. They are: /Library/PreferencePanes/Retrospect Client /Library/Application Support/Retrospect/RetrospectInstantScan To add these folders, click on the "+" button and use the file dialog box to navigate to them. The Library folder is located at the root level of your hard drive, NOT the Library folder inside your own home folder. 5) Once you've finished the install, let me know what the password is and I'll take care of things on my end (the password gets changed when I add the computer to the backup server). |
6. '''Once you've finished the install, let me know what the password is and I'll take care of things on my end''' (the password gets changed when I add the computer to the backup server). |
| Line 65: | Line 53: |
| 1. Download the client installation software (only accessible from on-campus): | |
| Line 66: | Line 55: |
| 1) Download the client installation software (only accessible from on-campus): | [[https://www.cvs.rochester.edu/cvspriv/downloads/Retrospect_Win_18.5.3.zip|Windows Retrospect client 18.5.3]] |
| Line 68: | Line 57: |
| [[http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/cvspriv/downloads/Retrospect_Win_15_6.zip | Windows Retrospect client 15.6]] | 2. Double-click the download and run the installer. |
| Line 70: | Line 59: |
| 3. During the install, Windows may ask if you want to allow the Retrospect software through Windows' network firewall. You want to allow this. | |
| Line 71: | Line 61: |
| 2) Double-click the download and run the installer. | 4. You'll also be asked to enter a password. Just enter something simple, like 'chris'. |
| Line 73: | Line 63: |
| 3) During the install, Windows may ask if you want to allow the Retrospect software through Windows' network firewall. You want to allow this. | 5. After the installation of the software is complete we need to modify the firewall on your computer to allow Retrospect traffic to/from your computer. To do this, go to the search field in the bottom left corner of your desktop and type in "windows defender firewall". A list of options will appear, including the "Windows Defender Firewall" control panel. Select this. |
| Line 75: | Line 65: |
| 4) You'll also be asked to enter a password. Just enter something simple, like 'chris'. Once you've finished the install, let me know what the password is and I'll take care of things on my end (the password gets changed when I add the computer to the backup server). | 6. In the Windows Defender Firewall window, click on the option "Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall" in the left side of the window. 7. In the resulting "Allowed apps" window, click on the "Change Settings" button. Scroll down the list of apps until you get to "Retrospect". You'll see two checkboxes next to it...be sure both are checkmarked (by default only one is usually checkmarked). Then click the "OK" button. you can now close all of the windows related to the firewall. 8. '''Once you've finished the install, let me know what the password is and I'll take care of things on my end''' (the password gets changed when I add the computer to the backup server). |
| Line 78: | Line 72: |
If you find your computer running slowly after you install the Retrospect software, it may be due to a process the client runs that maintains a database of what needs to be backed up. It's usually only a problem on older computers (those running !Core2Duo processors and older). This process, called Instant Scan, can be disabled in the client to restore system performance. |
If you find your computer running slowly after you install the Retrospect software, it may be due to a process the client runs that maintains a database of what needs to be backed up. It's usually only a problem on older computers. This process, called Instant Scan, can be disabled in the client to restore system performance. |
| Line 84: | Line 77: |
== Linux == Instructions for installing Retrospect on a Debian-based Linux system (like Ubuntu or Linux Mint) are here: InstallingRetrospectLinux |
The Retrospect backup system
BCS & CVS operate two Retrospect backup servers to perform regular automated backups of computers in the departments. One server handles computers located within Meliora Hall, the other handles computers outside of Meliora Hall.
Laptops and select desktops are backed up Monday-Friday between 8:30am and 6pm. Desktops are backed up the rest of the time, including on weekends.
All data transmission and storage is encrypted, and NOBODY has access to the servers/backed-up data besides myself.
Computers must be connected to a wired network (either within the BCS space in Meliora Hall or over at the Med Center) to be backed up. It is not possible for us to back up computers on any of the various wifi networks on campus or when the computer is off-campus.
Backed-up data is retained for ~12 months before the storage media are erased and reused. Data from any of the backups made of your computer during that time can be restored back to your computer.
What gets backed up?
Computers within Meliora Hall and laptops located outside of Meliora Hall typically have their entire boot drive backed up. Desktops outside of Meliora Hall (ie: URMC systems) often have separate boot and data drives...Retrospect treats these differently. Boot drives will always be backed up, but data drives will only be backed up upon request of the user. If you prefer to only have a specific folder or folders on your computer backed up, we can do that.
Excluding data from backups
If a folder with the name "nobackup" is found on a computer, that folder will be ignored by the backup server regardless of where it may be on your drive. If you have files you don't want backed up (or shouldn't be backed up), create "nobackup" folders as-needed and place the files in them. The server will also automatically ignore iTunes music folders and Dropbox-related folders.
Am I already running the Retrospect Client?
On a Mac, check the status icons in the top right corner of the desktop. On a Windows PC, check the status icons in the bottom right corner of the desktop. If you see a cube-shaped icon, that indicates that the Retrospect client is installed. If you hover your mouse pointer over the icon, it'll tell you your backup status. On a LInux system look at the "/var/log/retroclient.history" file...that contains info about your most recent backups.
Installing the Retrospect Client
To have your computer(s) backed up by the system, you need to install the Retrospect Client software on your computer(s).
MacOS
1. Download the client installation software here (only accessible from on-campus):
Mac OSX Retrospect client 18.5.3
2. Double-click the disk image to expand it. Then, run the "Install OSX Client" installer.
3. When the install ends, you should be shown the 'Retrospect Client' application. Click the 'On' button to turn on backups. When asked for a password, enter something simple (like 'chris').
4. During the install, OSX may ask if you want to allow the Retrospect software through OS X's network firewall. You want to allow this.
5. If you're running MacOS 10.14 or newer, there MAY be an additional step necessary to ensure full backups:
- Open "System Preferences" under the Apple at the top left of your screen.
Click on "Security & Privacy" then "Privacy". In the column on the left select the entry "Full Disk Access" (you may need to scroll down the list a bit)
- Click on the lock to authenticate and allow changes
- You need to add two Retrospect apps to the "Full Disk Access" list. They are "/Library/PreferencePanes/Retrospect Client" and "/Library/Application Support/Retrospect/RetrospectInstantScan" (On more recent versions of MacOS the former app needs to be added but the latter should already be in the list)
- To add these folders, click on the "+" button and use the file dialog box to navigate to them. The Library folder is located at the base/root level of your hard drive...it is NOT the Library folder inside your own home folder.
6. Once you've finished the install, let me know what the password is and I'll take care of things on my end (the password gets changed when I add the computer to the backup server).
Windows
1. Download the client installation software (only accessible from on-campus):
Windows Retrospect client 18.5.3
2. Double-click the download and run the installer.
3. During the install, Windows may ask if you want to allow the Retrospect software through Windows' network firewall. You want to allow this.
4. You'll also be asked to enter a password. Just enter something simple, like 'chris'.
5. After the installation of the software is complete we need to modify the firewall on your computer to allow Retrospect traffic to/from your computer. To do this, go to the search field in the bottom left corner of your desktop and type in "windows defender firewall". A list of options will appear, including the "Windows Defender Firewall" control panel. Select this.
6. In the Windows Defender Firewall window, click on the option "Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall" in the left side of the window.
7. In the resulting "Allowed apps" window, click on the "Change Settings" button. Scroll down the list of apps until you get to "Retrospect". You'll see two checkboxes next to it...be sure both are checkmarked (by default only one is usually checkmarked). Then click the "OK" button. you can now close all of the windows related to the firewall.
8. Once you've finished the install, let me know what the password is and I'll take care of things on my end (the password gets changed when I add the computer to the backup server).
Troubleshooting
If you find your computer running slowly after you install the Retrospect software, it may be due to a process the client runs that maintains a database of what needs to be backed up. It's usually only a problem on older computers. This process, called Instant Scan, can be disabled in the client to restore system performance.
On a Mac, go into System Preferences, and click on the Retrospect Client preference pane while holding down the Command key. This will display an extra tab in the preference pane called 'Advanced'. In this tab, you can disable Instant Scan.
On a Windows PC, open the Retrospect Client control panel. Once open, press CONTROL-A to force the 'Advanced' tab to appear. In this tab, you can disable Instant Scan.
Linux
Instructions for installing Retrospect on a Debian-based Linux system (like Ubuntu or Linux Mint) are here: InstallingRetrospectLinux