Presentation at Open Repositories 2010 in Madrid, Spain on upcoming AIP export/import functionality (planned for DSpace 1.7.0). This functionality helps to provide a more preservation-quality backup (which can be used for restores or even migrations).

1. Improving DSpace Backups,
Restores, Migrations
Tim Donohue
DuraSpace

2. Have you ever had this happen?
Manager: “Can you fix this problem,
I’ve heard it’s just a database tweak?”
Developer: “Sure – that sounds simple
enough.”

3. *Except when it is not

5. I accidentally
Oh no… deleted my entire
collection!

6. We need good backups…

7. How to Backup DSpace today
Full Database Folder
Backup Backup

8. How to Restore all of DSpace
Full Database Folder
Backup Backup

9. How to Restore just a Collection
Temp DB Temp
Folder?
Full Database Folder
Backup Backup

10. How to Restore just a Collection
Temp DB Temp
Folder?
Full Database Folder
Backup Backup

11. A New Route: Archival Info Pkgs
Package for each
Community,
Collection & Item
AIP backup

12. A New Route: Restore All
Package for each
Community,
Collection & Item
AIP backup

13. A New Route: Restore a Collection
1 2
Collection AIP
Items in Collection
AIP backup

14. What’s in an AIP?
Content Files
License or Logos
Other Files
METS in Bundles?
(DIM / MODS / PREMIS)
Other Future Formats? BagIt?
Archival Information Package (AIP)

15. What’s in an AIP?
Related
Objects
Content Files
License or Logos
Other Files
METS in Bundles?
(DIM / MODS / PREMIS)
Descriptive Metadata: DIM & MODS
Tech/Preservation Metadata: PREMIS

17. Migrate a Collection
One DSpace Install Another DSpace Install
2 1
Collection AIP
Items in Collection

18. Migrate a Collection
One DSpace Install
(Future work)
2 1
Collection AIP
Items in Collection

19. DuraCloud Integration
Packages to
Archive in Cloud
Local “Watch” Folder

20. DuraCloud Integration
Packages to
Restore
Local Folder

24. Photo Acknowledgments
• Tech Support: http://www.flickr.com/photos/igalko/4202300413/
• Melted Computer: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexmuse/242086997
• Always make new mistakes:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elycefeliz/4448688868/
• Hardrive icon: http://www.openclipart.org/detail/34537
• Folder icon: http://www.openclipart.org/detail/13740
• Database icon: http://www.openclipart.org/detail/68413
• Crystal icon: http://www.openclipart.org/detail/58609
• Zip Pkg icon: http://veryicon.com/icons/system/capital-icon-suite-mac/zip-
10.html
• File icons: http://veryicon.com/icons/system/rhor-v2-part-3/
• Lego Box: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oskay/2156907025/
• Circuit Board: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amagill/2877921712/
• Clouds: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/2511369048/
• Thank You: http://www.flickr.com/photos/darwinbell/2602728681/

25. Contact Info
Tim Donohue
DuraSpace
tdonohue@duraspace.org
More Info on DSpace Wiki:
http://wiki.dspace.org/AipBackupRestorePrototype
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