All data is backed up on 4 different targets, with different rotation policies and physical locations:
The backups are only accessible by HPC staff, for disaster recovery purposes.
If necessary, more precisions can be requested by mail to hpc-team@uni.lu
Iris
| Directory | Path | Backup location | Frequency | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| home directories | $HOME |
CDC, Belval | Daily | last 7 backups, at least one per month for the last 2 months |
| projects | $PROJECTWORK |
CDC, Belval | Daily | one backup per week of the backup directory ($PROJECT/backup/) |
| scratch | $SCRATCH |
not backed up |
Virtual machines
| Source | Backup location | Frequency | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| User’s VMs | CS43, Kirchberg | Weekly | last 5 weekly snapshots |
| Gitlab infrastructure | CS43, Kirchberg | Weekly | last 5 weekly snapshots |
| Iris infrastructure | CDC, Belval | Weekly | last 5 weekly snapshots |
Services
| Name | Backup location | Frequency | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| gforge.uni.lu | CS43, Kirchberg | Daily | last 7 daily backups, one per month for the last 6 months |
| gitlab.uni.lu | CDC, Belval | Daily | last 7 daily backups, one per month for the last 6 months |
| hpc-nextcloud.uni.lu | CDC, Belval | Daily | last 7 daily backups, one per month for the last 6 months |
| hpc.uni.lu (pad, privatebin) | CDC, Belval | Daily | last 7 daily backups, one per month for the last 6 months |