INFRA-69: Implement offsite backups using Raspberry Pi

Metadata

Source
INFRA-69
Type
Improvement
Priority
Major
Status
Closed
Resolution
Fixed
Assignee
Alan Harnum
Reporter
Alan Harnum
Created
2015-11-26T09:55:25.374-0500
Updated
2016-07-19T09:52:33.638-0400
Versions
N/A
Fixed Versions
N/A
Component
N/A

Description

Current status on this:

Notes:

  • the Pi and/or the external drive seem pretty sensitive to electrical fluctuations (drive has unmounted due to the USB port shutdown twice now in response to me plugging things in to the same powerbar); ideally we should run it on a dedicated circuit

Comments

  • Alan Harnum commented 2015-11-26T16:22:39.310-0500

    Sync is now done, and the Pi is configured with cron to perform:

    • a nightly backup sync at 2 am
    • a daily restart (for stability) at 11 am

    We can close this loop once it's installed in Colin's office, though we'll want to monitor it for a few days after that to make sure it's stable.