Boot drives will always be backed up, but data drives will only be backed up upon request of the user. Desktops outside of Meliora Hall (ie: URMC systems) often have separate boot and data drives.Retrospect treats these differently. Data from any of the backups made of your computer during that time can be restored back to your computer.Ĭomputers 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 e below). It is not possible for us to back up computers on any of the various wifi networks within the building.īackup data is retained for ~9-12 months before the storage media are erased and reused. Desktops are backed up the rest of the time, including on weekends.Īll data transmission and storage is encrypted, and NOBODY has access to the backed up data besides myself.Ĭomputers within Meliora Hall *must* be on the department's wired network to be backed up. Laptops and select desktops are backed up Monday-Friday between 8:30am and 6pm.

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 backups of computers in the departments.

Retrospect client app