FAQ - CONTINUOUS DATA PROCTION
What is Continuous Data Protection (CDP) ?
Continuous data protection (CDP), is a storage system in which all the data within your hosting account is backed up three times a day. In effect, CDP creates an electronic journal of complete storage snapshots, one storage snapshot for every 8 hours, every day.
In the event of deleting / overwriting a remote file, infection with a virus or Trojan, or if a file becomes mutilated or corrupted and the problem is not discovered until some time later, it is always possible to recover the most recent clean copy of the affected file. A CDP system with disk storage offers data recovery in a matter of seconds -- much less time than is the case with tape backups or archives.
What is the advantage having of Continuous Data Protection for my hosting account?
Continuous Data Protection insures your all of your critcal hosted data (website files, emails, databases etc.) against loss / corruption / deletion etc. This is achieved by automatically the service taking a 'snapshot' of your hosting account every 8 hours, and storing 2 weeks of these snapshots at a remote location to the server where your hosting account resides. Any of these snapshots can be used to restore your account, with a few clicks of the mouse in a couple of minutes.
What are the key benefits of CDP?
- Backups are taken three times per day, meaning we always maintain a "fresh" backup.
- Three times daily backups are kept for 2 weeks, providing 42 backup archives of your data.
- CDP backs up at disk sector level, rather than traditional file level, for ultimate reliability
- Individual files, entire websites, databses, webmail emails can be reliably restored in record time.
- Access your data backups, browse and restore files at anytime via your control panel.
- Data is continuously encrypted while in storage and during network transmission.
Can I restore my account from any of the 42 snapshots of my account ?
Yes
How do I restore whole, or part, of my hosted account ?
Restoration is only a couple of clicks away, and will only take a couple of minutes. To do so, please follow the instructions here.
How do I sign up for CDP for my hosting account with xmanonline ?
With all new signups, you will be able to select CDP as an addon. If you already have a hosting (web or email) with us, you can signup here.