Lesson 7: Backing Up OS X Server

Question 1

Why use Time Machine to back up OS X Server?

Answer 1

To provide a simple backup system that is capable of backing up OS X Server and restoring its services.

Question 2

What files are not backed up by Time Machine that might be important in a server to a system administrator?

Answer 2

/Library/Logs/.

Question 3

What kind of backup targets can be used for Time Machine?

Answer 3

Locally connected volumes and AFP file shares.

Question 4

If you don’t want to drop the oldest backups, what should you do?

Answer 4

Don’t let the backup target volumes fill up or the oldest backups will be dropped.

Question 5

What are three ways of recovering data from a Time Machine backup?

Answer 5

From the Time Machine graphical interface, directly from the backup volume, and via Restore from Time Machine Backup in the Recovery volume.