provides backup services for both user and departmental data.  Data stored on our 18 servers is backed up nightly. 

Backup servers are located at multiple sites -- The Arp District NOC (Network Operations Center), an alternate IDF, at the NOC for NETNet at UTHC, and  on the iVault servers in New Jersey. 

Backup Details:

• Full nightly backups of all user and district data with Terabyte (NAS) servers on an A/B day rotation schedule.

• Daily backups are performed and maintained for 30 days. 

• Daily backup of critical data is sent encrypted through iVault services to New Jersey (2 sites simultaneously)

• The Terabyte severs (A & B) are in different physical locations

• Weekly backup (C) is sent to University of Tyler Health Center Network Operations Control Center (30 miles away from Arp Schools).

Rotational and Redundant backup details:

• Nightly, incremental backup of user and district data.

• Monday, Wednesday, Friday, full user data backup on Barracuda Server on-site.

• Tuesday, Thursday, full departmental data backup on Alternate Barracuda Server on-site (different location).

• Daily backup of critical PEIMS data through iVault to New Jersey (2 different sites)

• Weekly, full backup of application servers.  These include domain controller, Exchange Server, RAS Server, Library Server, Web Server, Productivity Servers, File Servers, ClassServer, Application Servers, Remote Control Server and Firewalls to a Barracuda Server at UTHC, North Tyler.

• Daily backups are done every evening of school business days.  Daily backup are on a 30-day rotation schedule.  No backups are performed on weekends or holidays.

• Weekly backup performed every Friday Evening are sent 30 miles away to UTHC.

• Monthly backups are performed on the first business day after the targeted month.