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OpenStack backup policy. For example, how often to backup your OpenStack backup policy. For example, how often to backup your
data is closely related to how quickly you need to recover data is closely related to how quickly you need to recover
from data loss.</para> from data loss.</para>
<note><para>If you cannot have any data loss at <note>
all, you should also focus on high availability deployment <para>If you cannot have any data loss at all, you should also
methodologies at all layers - from your hardware capability focus on a highly available deployment. The
to your control infrastructure segregation. Running multiple services <citetitle><link
storing your back-end data decreases the risk that there will xlink:href="http://docs.openstack.org/high-availability-guide/content/"
be a data loss event in the event one fails.</para></note> >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> <para>Other backup considerations include:</para>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
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<para>Other services follow the same process, with their <para>Other services follow the same process, with their
respective directories and databases.</para> respective directories and databases.</para>
</section> </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> </chapter>