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Data Verification
Think your crucial databases are safe with your current backup tape solution? You may be surprised to learn that when data is not restored to a test server, there is no guarantee that it’s successfully backed up.
Tape backup solutions carry risks:
- Backup tapes have a limited number of uses before they are “worn” out.
- Dirty tape drives may cause backups to appear successful when, in fact, only erroneous data has been written to the tape.
- Tapes that have a bad spot - a crease, fold, or smudge of dirt – can prevent the entire tape from being read during a restore.
When should you test your tape backups?
The time to find out a tape has gone bad is not during the restore process.
Secure Network Solutions recommends testing a random selection of tapes to ensure data can be properly read and restored. Once a backup tape is verified, it’s imperative that the tape is stored offsite at a secure location.
How often should you test your backup?
Secure Network Solutions urges businesses to restore mission critical databases twice a year onto a complete working test server. This verification process ensures that your backup system is functioning properly.
We offer a variety of database verification options:
- Basic level of data restoration testing.
- Verifies data on your tape and can be read by an external tape drive.
- In-depth testing restores your database on a fully functioning test server.
- Verifies retrieval and ability to view data within the database.
Email us to learn more about data verification and backup tapes.