Connected Backup Service
Connected Backup is a service provided by ITCS for the entire University of Michigan. It provides scheduled backup and recovery tools for your computer, so that you can save files on your hard disk drive remotely and access them again if you accidentally delete something or your hard drive fails.
Professor Wentzloff has said that all of the computers in our group should have the Connected Backup Service!
For more information, you can go to the CAEN page and ITCS page.
Setting Up the Service
It's a little confusing to get the service started for your computer. Though the service is provided by ITCS, the form to start the service is submitted to CAEN, but DCO actually installs the program onto your computer. The form has been uploaded to the shared workspace on oakland under University Information & Forms > Connected Backup Form. You can also get the form here. The form provided has already been filled in as an example, but there are several pieces of information that need to be changed.
- In Section I
- Change the Date.
- In Section II
- Change the Hostname to the name of your computer.
- Change the Serial No. to the serial number of your computer. You should be able to find this number on a sticker somewhere on the desktop tower.
- Check that the Vendor is correct.
- Check that the Equipment Location, or the room number and building, is correct.
- In Section III
- Change "Your preferred start date" to something reasonable like the next day.
After you've made these changes, print out the form and have Prof. Wentzloff sign it. Also, make sure that he fills out the billing information. Deliver the form to 2161 Duderstadt Center.
Checking that the Service is Setup
When the software is installed on your computer, you should see a shield icon in the taskbar, and when you hover over it, the program identifies itself as "Connected(R) Backup/PC Agent". You can reconfigure the backup schedule and backed-up folders by navigating to Start > Programs > Iron Mountain > Connected BackupPC.