Module 13 Data Backup and recovery

Introduction to Data Backup

 Backup Strategy/Plan
https://spanning.com/blog/backup-strategy-4-steps-to-follow/
 Identifying Critical Business Data
https://www.integrate.io/glossary/what-is-critical-data/
 Selecting Backup Media
https://tldp.org/LDP/sag/html/backupmedia.html#:~:text=The%20most%20important%20decision%2
0regarding,you%20need%20for%20the%20data.

 RAID (Redundant Array Of Independent Disks) Technology

 Advantages/Disadvantages of RAID systems
 RAID Storage Architecture
 RAID Level 0: Disk Striping
 RAID Level 1: Disk Mirroring
 RAID Level 3: Disk Striping with Parity
 RAID Level 5: Block Interleaved Distributed Parity
 RAID Level 10: Blocks Striped and Mirrored
 RAID Level 50: Mirroring and Striping across Multiple RAID Levels
 Selecting Appropriate RAID Levels
 Hardware and Software RAIDs
· RAID Usage Best Practices

https://www.stalliontek.com/blog/2018/04/09/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-raid-levels
/
https://www.microsemi.com/product-directory/raid-controllers/4047-raid-levels

 Storage Area Network (SAN)

https://www.vmware.com/topics/glossary/content/storage-area-network-san.html#:~:text=A%20SAN
%20(storage%20area%20network,connected%20directly%20to%20the%20computer.

· Advantages of SAN

https://www.becacorp.com/the-advantages-of-a-storage-area-network/

 SAN Backup Best Practices

 SAN Data Storage and Backup Management Tools
https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatabackup/tip/SAN-backup-and-recovery

§ Network Attached Storage (NAS)

https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/data-storage/network-attached-storage#:~:text=Network%2Dattached
%20storage%20(NAS),%2Dattached%20storage%20(DAS).

 Types of NAS Implementation (Skip)

o Integrated NAS System
o Gateway NAS System
 Selecting Appropriate Backup Method
 Hot Backup(Online)
 Cold Backup(Offline)
 Warm Backup (Nearline)
https://www.hitechnectar.com/blogs/hot-backup-vs-cold-backup/
https://backup.ninja/news/hot-warm-and-cold-backups-mysql