Configure Automatic Backups on OIT's Web Hosting
Configure Automatic Backups on OIT's Web HostingCategory
Weekly backups of all OIT Web Hosting accounts now happens automatically. However, if you wish to to more frequent backups for an important site that changes regularly, the following instructions below explain how to configure the Plesk control panel on OIT's web hosting to keep automatic backups of your entire site.
Overview
First, read this general FAQ on how to create scheduled backups.
Setting Recommendations
For a Georgia Tech Drupal site, good default settings are:
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Backup period: Daily
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Maximum number of backups in repository: 14
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Backup content: All configuration and content except mail
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Suspend domain until backup task is completed: Depends on whether you want your site to be unavailable while this backup is happening.