THE MIRROR DATA BACKUP

The data mirroring backup is now available for our Linux credit unions.

OVERVIEW

When the mirror backup is enabled for a credit union a copy of all operating data is stored off-site at a secure ERS server. The mirror data is updated in real-time approximately every 20 minutes. In the event that your Linux server become irreversibly inaccessible (e.g., the hard drive is damaged beyond readability) the maximum amount of data lost will be the last 20 minutes worth. If you rely only on a CD backup then you would lose all the data since the last CD backup.

WARNING ABOUT CD BACKUPS

The mirror backup is intended as a redundant backup in addition to your regular CD backups. Continue to make daily CD backups!

CHECKING YOUR BACKUP DATA

You can login to the ERS mirror backup and view the current snapshot of your data using the following steps if that feature has been enabled in addition to the mirror backup itself. If this is enabled for your credit union, you may view the mirror data using the following steps:

1. Run EZ-Term version 2.3.40 or later

2. Click Action: Connect to Mirror Site.

3. A window should popup with the title Secure Login to CU2000 Mirror Backup Server. (If you do not see this popup window, then an error occurred. Typically, the connection is being blocked by a firewall or other anti-spyware on the PC. Have you system administrator check this. If you cannot resolve it contact ERS for further assistance.)

4. Login using a Linux Username and Linux Password that is defined for your system. Enter the Credit Union ID, and also the Mirror Password that is defined in program 60G.

At this point you should see the CU2000 login screen unless an error occurred.

If the login was successful, at this point you are viewing an snapshot copy of your mirror backup data, a copy of a copy of your data. You may freely navigate around CU2000 as you normally would, including entering transactions. However, any changes you make will not be saved after you exit. The point of allowing you to modify the snapshot data is to show that if a disaster occurred, a fully operational set of data could be made available for credit union operations.