Description of the in-development Vault module, an Islandora module that leverages the DuraCloud systems from DuraSpace to provide preservation services for Fedora-based digital collections.
The Role of Taxonomy and Ontology in Semantic Layers - Heather Hedden.pdf
Using Cloud Backup for Islandora Digital Repositories
1. Using the Cloud for
Backup: Islandora
Mark Leggott, University of PEI/DiscoveryGarden
CNI 2012 - Washington DC
2. Islandora 101
• Drupal+Fedora framework from UPEI
• Flexible UI on top of Fedora + other apps
• Deployed in 100+ institutions, growing
• Leverage DuraCloud(DC)/DuraSync(DCS)
• Services by objects/collections
• “Single Button” restore of damaged assets
3. DGI Examples
• DGI 5 Islandora clients using DC + backup
• Largest has 2 TB of mostly image J2Ks
• full site (objects/MySQL/Drupal) with DC
and DCStool using Continuous mode
• + backup up using Zmanda/S3: D/W/M/Y
• + experimental backup to Glacier
• 3 sites using DC/DCS for full backup of IR
4. IslandoraVault Module
• New module for managing DC+CS services
• “Vault” component on Manage Tab
• Manage CS sets/tasks for Collections
• View Health Check at Object level (e.g.
check for matching checksums)
• Defining default actions for mismatches
11. Next Steps
• Tighter integration and more UI functions
• Automated recovery (Auto vs Manual)
• Full Fedora/Collection restore
• Support for private DuraCloud instances
• Add integration with Glacier+