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My apologies, I mis-spelled the link for Service Status. The correct URL is http://servicestatus.msu.edu -Ed Edward R Kryda writes: > Just an fyi to the list, that ACNS is posting the message below to > http://service.status.msu.edu shortly. We will update Service Status as we > progress. > > Service Status Content: > > MSU’s central e-mail system – mail.msu.edu – data backups to tape > were temporarily suspended while alternative backup solutions are put in > place. The last back-up was completed on 10/23/07. The increased demands > on mail.msu.edu have placed a strain on the system; specifically, the main > storage filer. As a result, the system has performed at below-normal > speeds during the backup process. > > While data backups to tape are currently suspended, the system does have > built-in redundancy to protect from data loss. For example, the storage > filer uses double parity raid volumes that protect system data in the > unlikely event that two drives fail at one time. It also has a number of > hot standby disks that are automatically provisioned in the event of a > disk failure. > > New storage filer units are being purchased that will replicate e-mail > data to disk at a remote site. The backups are planned to resume on or > before January 7, 2008. Replicating data to disk instead of tape will > allow for near real-time data duplication and significantly reduce > recovery times in the event of a disaster. The new storage filer units > should increase the system’s overall performance and may allow us to > increase disk quotas for faculty and staff. >