National Weather Service
Professional Development Series
Professional Competency Unit


AWIPS System Administration and Maintenance

PCU 7: Software Backup and Recovery

Producer: Randy Schupbach


Description of Job Duty Competency to be Achieved

Demonstrate understanding of AWIPS backup and recovery techniques.


Description of Need

Undefined


Specific Job Task Skills and Knowledge

1. Understanding of system backup and recovery policies and procedures as related to the NCF.

2. Ability to backup and restore workstation files.

3. Ability to backup and restore site specific data.

4. Ability to backup and restore localization and customization data.

5. Understanding of Omniback.

6. Understanding of Failover.

7. Understanding of Informix archive utilities.


Instructional Components

Instructional Component 7.1: To be determined


Proposed Evaluation

To be defined


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Last reviewed or updated on 12/22/99