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The following page details the process and files stored for ZWE MOH machines:

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Backup Files and Process

The different databases/files for the e-Learning, VMMC and Analytic systems are backed up every 24hrs, at 1am local time. Resulting files are stored in the folder root/backups. Details about what is backed up is detailed on the table below.

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  • YYYY-MM-DD - the date that the backup was completed, local time

  • HH-MM: the time that the backup was completed, local time

  • [dwm]: one of these characters, depending if the backup is daily, weekly or monthly

  • “MOH_ZWE”+system: the name of the system backed up (MONGO, ELEARNING…)

  • databaseName: in the vmmc case, we also need to add the database name, we have to: db1 and dbOthers.

  • .X.X - The version of the associated product, to ensure “restorability”

  • .XXX the file extension

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  • Moodle db: yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-moh-zwe-moodle-d-4.5.sql.giz

  • Moodle files: yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-moh-zwe-moodlemoodle—m-files.giz

  • VMMC db: yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-moh-zwe-d-mongo-dbOthers.7.gizgz

  • Superset: yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-moh-zwe-d-superset.3.giz

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Retention Policies

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Backup

Year-to-date

Year 2-7

Retention for databases
remote disk (PSH)
local disk (MOH)

Last 30 days

Last 52 weeks (Sunday)

Last 12 month (Last day of month)

= 94 backups

Last day of the month Year 2-7

= 12 backups per year

= 72 backups

Retention for Moodle files
Local disk (MOH)

Last 7 days

n/a

Retention for Moodle files
Remote disk

Daily backups, 14 days

Weekly backups, 6 months

Monthly backup for 6 month

Monthly backups, kept for 7 years

Moodle/ SQL

avg backup size: 1.0 Mb

Transmission time: 5s

+ 20% annual increase

Moodle files

VMMC Mongo

avg backup

15 .0 MbGB

Superset backup

avg backup

1.0 Mb