**Starting September 1, 2008, primary backup will be directed to the University's secondary data center in a drive-based format as outlined in the scheduled defined above.
**Secondary backups will be directed to removable media as outlines in the schedule defined above. Secondary backups will be stored in a safe located on campus proximate to the secondary data center.
**Tertiary backups will be directed to removable media on a monthly basis.
**On a monthly basis, an audit will be performed on secondary and tertiary backup media
**Any exceptions to the backup schedule and processes outlined above will be recorded in a central backup exception log.
**Backup processes logs will be examined each working day.
**Logs will be kept at both the removable media backup device and the tape safe to track location of removal media
**Under no circumstance shall removal media be left unsecured and unattended