Initiate ASC Offsite Backup

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Initiate ASC Offsite Backup (Current)

• Note: credentials file will need login information updated when OSU password is changed according to university password policy.
• SSH into Tyrannoscelio (tyrannoscelio.biosci.ohio-state.edu)
• Check that mount points are active at /share/ASC_Share and /share/MegaRaid_Share
  • Command: df -h and look for mount points
  • ASC Mount: mount.cifs //research.asc.ohio-state.edu/units/EEOB/njohnson-backup /share/ASC_Share -o credentials=/home/jcora/.asc_nas.cred
  • NFJMegaRaid Mount: mount.cifs //128.146.250.101/OSUC_Share /share/MegaRaid_Share -o credentials=/home/jcora/.megaraid.cred
• Begin rsync to backup the NFJMegaRaid share to the ASC share location
  • Command: rsync -rcuz --delete --progress /share/MegaRaid_Share/* /share/ASC_Share

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Initiate ASC Offsite Backup (Deprecated)

THIS METHOD IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED

• SSH into MegaRaid (\\nfjmegaraid) with admin credentials
• Create mount point for ASC share
  • Command: mkdir /share/ASC_Share/mount
• Mount ASC share
  • Command: mount.cifs //research.asc.ohio-state.edu/units/EEOB/njohnson-backup /share/ASC_Share/mount -o username=asc.ohio-state.edu/cora.1,password={password}
• Log into MegaRaid web interface (nfjmegaraid from browser)
• Start ASC share backup synchronization
  • Go to Backup > Remote Replication > RTRR and start the ASC Backup job