Verify Backups by following these steps:

• Connect to EXCHANGE server using Remote Desktop Connection (Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications).
  • Select computer “EXCHANGE”.
  • Login as Administrator (using domain credentials).
• Run “Symantec Backup Exec” (Start > Programs > Symantec Backup Exec for Windows > Backup Exec 11d for Windows).
• Check that daily backups were performed (should have a checkmark beside the daily entry).

• Change hard drives for daily backups. This requires swapping HDD units BUD1 and BUD2 (Backup Unit Drive). Perform every Friday.

• Connect to server RAS (Start > Run As: \\NAS). Login as a regular user (using domain credentials) or Administrator.
• Open \\NAS\Backup share to verify that daily backups where performed for CRMServer (OnContact server), Fileserver (main file server), Infuserv (Infusion server).
• Use MS Backup to restore (or create new backups).

Linux Bash script located in /etc/cron.daily to backup files daily:

#!/bin/bash
## removes old backup file
#rm -rf /data/backup/*
 
## backup the following directories:
rm -f /data/backup/mail-backup.tar.gz
tar -czvf /data/backup/mail-backup.tar.gz /var/spool/mail
 
rm -f /data/backup/home-backup.tar.gz
tar -czvf /data/backup/home-backup.tar.gz /home
 
rm -f /data/backup/website-backup.tar.gz
tar -czvf /data/backup/website-backup.tar.gz /var/www/html
 
rm -f /data/backup/mysql-data.backup.tar.gz
tar -czvf /data/backup/mysql-data-backup.tar.gz /var/lib/mysql
 
rm -f /data/backup/etc-dir.tar.gz
tar -czvf /data/backup/etc-dir.tar.gz /etc
 
## send reminder to sysadmin to pull the tarball from the server.
#mail ttran -s "Get the backup tarball off the server"

Linux Bash script located in /etc/cron.daily to backup files daily:

#!/bin/bash
## removes old backup file
#rm -rf /data/backup/*
 
## backup the following directories:
rm -f /data/backup/mail-backup.tar.gz
tar -czvf /data/backup/mail-backup.tar.gz /var/spool/mail
 
rm -f /data/backup/home-backup.tar.gz
tar -czvf /data/backup/home-backup.tar.gz /home
 
rm -f /data/backup/website-backup.tar.gz
tar -czvf /data/backup/website-backup.tar.gz /var/www/html
 
rm -f /data/backup/mysql-data.backup.tar.gz
tar -czvf /data/backup/mysql-data-backup.tar.gz /var/lib/mysql
 
rm -f /data/backup/etc-dir.tar.gz
tar -czvf /data/backup/etc-dir.tar.gz /etc
 
rm -f /data/backup/projrepos.tar.gz
tar -czvf /data/backup/projrepos.tar.gz /data/repos
 
## send reminder to sysadmin to pull the tarball from the server.
#mail ttran -s "Get the backup tarball off the server"