diff --git a/doc/openstack-ops/ch_ops_backup_recovery.xml b/doc/openstack-ops/ch_ops_backup_recovery.xml index 9bea4b52..07489541 100644 --- a/doc/openstack-ops/ch_ops_backup_recovery.xml +++ b/doc/openstack-ops/ch_ops_backup_recovery.xml @@ -16,12 +16,18 @@ OpenStack backup policy. For example, how often to backup your data is closely related to how quickly you need to recover from data loss.</para> - <note><para>If you cannot have any data loss at - all, you should also focus on high availability deployment - methodologies at all layers - from your hardware capability - to your control infrastructure segregation. Running multiple services - storing your back-end data decreases the risk that there will - be a data loss event in the event one fails.</para></note> + <note> + <para>If you cannot have any data loss at all, you should also + focus on a highly available deployment. The + <citetitle><link + xlink:href="http://docs.openstack.org/high-availability-guide/content/" + >OpenStack High Availability Guide offers + suggestions for elimination of a single point of + failure that could cause system downtime. While it + is not a completely prescriptive document, it + offers methods and techniques for avoiding + downtime and data loss.</link></citetitle> + </para></note> <para>Other backup considerations include:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> @@ -192,4 +198,12 @@ find $backup_dir -ctime +7 -type f -delete</programlisting> <para>Other services follow the same process, with their respective directories and databases.</para> </section> + <section xml:id="ops-backup-recovery-summary"> + <title>Summary</title> + <para>Backup and subsequent recovery is one of the first tasks system + administrators learn. However, each system has different + items that need attention. By taking care of your database, image + service and appropriate file system locations, you can be assured + you can handle any event requiring recovery.</para> + </section> </chapter>