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As part of an ongoing effort to improve the overall performance and usability of the MIT Wiki service,
IS&T will begin an annual archival of Wiki spaces starting this summer. Starting this July 2012,
Wiki spaces that have not been viewed for more than one
(1)
year will be removed from the production server
(wikis.mit.edu)
and copied to an archive server
, where they will
on October 4, 2013.  This has been an annual process since 2012.
Archived Wiki sites will be maintained for an additional year
.  Archived Wiki sites can
and can be restored to production upon user request
until July 2013
within this one-year period, after which they will be permanently removed.
Space owners will have access to the archive server and will be able to view and modify their spaces on the archive server. Space owners may make a request to have their archived space moved back to the production environment by contacting wiki-support@mit.edu with the name and description of the space.
 Sites archived as part of the 2013 archival effort will be available for restoration upon user request until October 2014. 
NOTE:  As of October 4, 2013, sites archived in 2012 will be removed permanently.
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Wikis Annual Archival Process

Server

Wiki spaces with no views in >1 year will be moved from the
production server to the archive server.

Production

Wiki spaces moved from the production server to the archive server will exist for a year
before permanently removed unless site owners request restoration to production.

Archive


Info
titleLinks to List of Archived Spaces (by year)
  • 2012 Spaces to be permanently removed on October 4, 2013.
  • 2013 Spaces to be archived October 4, 2013

Server

URL

After 1 Year

Production

wikis.mit.edu

With no views, moved to archive server.

Archive

wikis-stage.mit.edu

Removed permanently unless a restoration is requested.

Info
titleRequesting the Restoration of an Archived Space
To request the restoration of an archived space to the MIT Wikis, email wiki-support@mit.edu
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Info
titleViewing the Spaces Planning to be ArchivedRequest the Restoration of an Archived Wiki Space

For all requests, please email wiki-support@mit.edu and include the name and a description of the space(s). To view the full list of spaces being archived, click here

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