What is UTBackup?
UTBackup is a computer backup service that uses a software client to store copies of selected files to the approved Code42 cloud storage or an external storage device. It copies selected folders and files every 10 minutes to UT Servers, encrypting in accordance to Category I data standards. A user may then restore files from the desktop software or web browser.
As of September 1st, 2013, all faculty members, as defined by official campus affiliation, will be provided with a subsidized quota of 100 gigabytes per device, per year of compressed, de-duplicated backup data (on the backup server).
After a faculty member has surpassed the 100 gigabytes of compressed storage, a charge of $1/GB/year will be assessed to either the department or individual faculty member.
This is not a file synchronization system (like Dropbox, UTBox), but a program to backup existing files. The purpose is to backup information that may be lost in the event of a disaster or accident (i.e. computer hard drive crash or damaged, recovering a file that you deleted.)
What are the System Requirements for UTBackup?
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OS
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Software
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Windows
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1GHZ+ CPU
1 GB+ memory
50MB+ free drive space
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Vista
Windows 7, 8
Server 2012/ 2008/ 2003
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Mac
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Intel CPU
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OS X 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9
Java installed
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Linux
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1 GHZ+ CPU
1 GB+ memory
50MB+ free drive space
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2.6.13+ kernel
Oracle (Sun) Java version 1.6+
glibc 2.4+
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Solaris
OpenSolaris
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1 GHZ+ Intel CPU
1 GB+ memory
50MB+ free drive space
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OpenSolaris
Solaris 10
Who is eligible to use UTBackup?
UT Austin Faculty and Staff are eligible to use UTBackup. Research group compute devices are also eligible, but does require provisioning from ECE-IT. Please email help@ece.utexas.edu for more information using UTBackup on research group computers.
Where can I download UTBackup?
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