Computer Laboratory Network Centralization Files Management System

This study aimed to design a system that can perform scheduled automatic backup of laboratory files, organize laboratory files accordingly and serves as the central repository of files for easy checking and retrieval of user files from the file server into the local computer. The system’s automatic backup is ran by a file backup daemon. The daemon determines the newly created files stored by the user in each computer in the network and automatically save and organize this file to the file server when a predetermined backup schedule has been reached. The client-side system initiates the scheduled automatic backup, and relieving the file server of heavy workload. The system was designed and developed using the Prototyping methodology. The system was pilot tested at Iloilo Science and Technology University, Burgos St. La Paz Iloilo City. The system was further evaluated based on ISO 25010 by 20 respondents, 10 of whom are IT Professionals in ICT Industry and 10 of whom are IT Professionals in the Academe. The evaluation of the respondents to the system’s software quality characteristics was based on ISO 25010 resulted to a value described as “Excellent”. The result implies that the overall software characteristics of the system passed the ISO 25010 standards.

Keywords: automatic backup, file server, file backup daemon.