Apple Final Cut Server - Manual (Page 92)

92 Part I Installation and Configuration
Backup Strategies
A Final Cut Server system is comprised of a lot of files stored on a variety of computers
and devices. Backing up an entire Final Cut Server system can be challenging,
especially when you consider the potentially large file sizes you may have to deal with.
Backing Up Devices
Backing up assets on your devices is straightforward. You can use any current backup
system to make copies of the assets. If you back up your devices as well as your
Final Cut Server catalog, it is a good idea to back them up at the same time. This
ensures the data in the catalog’s backup will match the assets in the device backups.
It is especially important to back up your Proxies and Version devices when you back up
your Final Cut Server catalog. Both of these devices contain special assets used by
Final Cut Server and both use the Contentbase file system. A suggested backup strategy
is to back up the Final Cut Server catalog and place its backup file on the same volume
as the Proxies and Version devices. As soon as the catalog is backed up, you can then
back up it and the two devices at the same time using your normal backup procedures.
Backing Up the Final Cut Server Catalog
Backing up your Final Cut Server catalog actually entails much more than just a file or
two. For that reason, Final Cut Server includes a backup feature that automates the
backup process.
The result of backing up your Final Cut Server catalog is a .zip file that contains a
snapshot of all aspects of your Final Cut Server catalog. This snapshot includes:
 All groups and their permissions
 All metadata for all assets and projects
 All automations, regardless of whether they were created with Automation Setup
Assistant or the client’s Administration window
 A list of all devices and their settings, regardless of whether they were created with
Device Setup Assistant or the client’s Administration window
 All log and job history entries
 All preference settings