CrashPlan backup service
Recently IS&T announced the release of a backup service available to Faculty and Staff free of charge. It is called CrashPlan Pro, and it provides 10GB’s of cloud based backup storage for each user. Below, please see some common questions and answers.
Q: I am receiving an error stating “No LDAP entry found,” how do I fix that?
A: You have not setup your account for CrashPlan access. Please navigate to http://www.bu.edu/computing/accounts/ad/cplan and log-in using your Login name and Kerberos Password.
Q:How much storage do I get? Can I get more?
A:10GB’s is the default allocation. If you would like more, each additional 10GB costs $45.00 per year. You must submit an Online Requisition at http://www.bu.edu/sourcing/help/requisitioning/ with Internal Vendor ID 9 BY2.
If you get any more questions, the FAQ page can be found at http://www.bu.edu/tech/desktop/support/backup/faqs, and you can always come to the Full Time staff to help out.