Social Sciences: Hosting and Infrastructure: Backup Services
Audience
This service is offered by Social Sciences Computing to the local division.
What is it?
Social Sciences Computing provides consulting services to faculty, staff, and graduate students concerning the development and implementation of backup strategies appropriate for their workstations and individual faculty’s research servers, as well as support for various backup software (Carbon Copy Cloner, Rsync, and Syncovery) used within the Division.
We also provide for the automated and redundant back-up (to two different on-campus locations) of the various divisional and departmental servers (collectively known as xFiles) on a daily basis.
How much does it cost?
This service is provided at no charge, however the hardware and/or software (including any maintenance fees) will be paid for by the division, department, research grant, and/or faculty member.
How do I get help?
- Open an IT Request ticket, send email to: help@ucsc.edu, or call 459-HELP (459-4357). Regardless of method used, please ask that the ticket be assigned to both Social Sciences Computing and the Help Desk.
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- Contact any member of the Social Sciences Computing team via email or phone.
How is it supported?
Support is provided 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, except during Campus administrative holidays and curtailment periods.
Support is provided on a “best efforts” basis and prioritized in accordance with the ITS & Campus Service Level Agreement 2013/15:
- Significant risk to life and safety
- Significant impact on the delivery of instruction
- Significant or lasting impact on student academic performance
- Significant risk to law, rule, or policy compliance
- Academic and Administrative Calendar deadlines
- Significant number of people affected (organizational structure is a multiplier for number of people affected)
- Percentage of total tasks that can no longer be performed by individuals
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Need More Help?
If you didn't find what you were looking for, please open an IT Request help ticket, or send e-mail to help@ucsc.edu.