In order to back up DSpace to DuraCloud:

Determine the version of DSpace that you are running

Tim -- is there a quick and easy way to determine this?

For DSpace 1.8.0+

For users running DSpace 1.8.x, the "Replication Task Suite" add-on is available and provides the ability to perform backups and restores easily via the DSpace Administrative User Interface. For further information regarding how to download and install the add-on, please visit the Replication Task Suite documentation. Also, the following screencast demonstrates the Replication Task Suite add-on and how to begin using it with DSpace 1.8.x

For DSpace 1.7.0-1.7.2

For users running DSpace 1.7.0-1.7.2, you have the ability to use the "AIP Backup and Restore" tools to backup DSpace to a set of AIPs (Archival Information Packages). With these tools, you have the additional ability to backup or restore individual items. Please note that the AIP backup and restore tools are run at the command line and generate AIP packages locally. These packages can then be transferred to DuraCloud via the DuraCloud synchronization or upload tools. For further information regarding how to use the DSpace tools, please visit the AIP Backup and Restore documentation. To download the DuraCloud synchronization or upload tools, please visit the DuraCloud documentation.

For DSpace 1.0.x - 1.6.x

For users of DSpace versions 1.0.x through 1.6.x, performing backups requires copying the entire database along with the all of the files and then storing all data in DuraCloud. Because the backups are a full database copy, there is not an easy way to perform individual file restores. However, full system backups and restores are very easily to conduct through the use of DuraCloud synchronization and retrieval tools. In order to perform a full system backup of DSpace database content, please visit the xxx documentation (is there anything like this Tim?). To download the DuraCloud synchronization or retrieval tools, please visit the DuraCloud documentation.