# Dataset Archiving Alternatives

**URL:** <https://community.openbis.ch/t/dataset-archiving-alternatives/451>\
**Category:** ELN, LIMS, Data management functionalities\
**Created:** [6 March 2025 15:37 UTC](https://community.openbis.ch/t/dataset-archiving-alternatives/451 "2025-03-06T15:37:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![farman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f14d63/32.png) [@farman](https://community.openbis.ch/u/farman)\
**Post date:** [6 March 2025 15:37 UTC](https://community.openbis.ch/t/dataset-archiving-alternatives/451/1 "2025-03-06T15:37:31Z")

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Hi everyone!  
Reading the openbis documentation about archiving ( [Data archiving — Python documentation](https://openbis.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user-documentation/general-users/data-archiving.html) ), it only supports archiving via strongbox.  
In our university setting, we have possibility to upload files to a network nfs share that is then backed up and working as a backup archive.

Would it be possible to redirect Openbis archiving feature to dump the datasets on a mounted nfs instead of strongbox?

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**Author:** ![richardw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.openbis.ch/richardw/32/12_2.png) [@richardw](https://community.openbis.ch/u/richardw)\
**Post date:** [7 March 2025 07:33 UTC](https://community.openbis.ch/t/dataset-archiving-alternatives/451/2 "2025-03-07T07:33:39Z")

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Dear Farman,

In principle, it does not matter which backend you’re using for archiving, as long as this backend provides a filesystem accessible from the host where openBIS is running on. We mention StrongBox in our documentation (which has been superseded by [StrongLink](https://stronglink.com/)), since the MultiDataSetArchiver (which we’d recommend to use) has been designed to be fully compliant with the features provided by this backend, as described in depth [here](https://openbis.readthedocs.io/en/20.10.x/system-documentation/configuration/multi-data-set-archiving.html).  
However, it is not compulsory to make use of all the sanity checks and workflows. For example, if your backend is just a plain NFS-mounted disk which itself is not being backed up, you could omit the replication workflow, and hence also skip the specification of parameters such as `archiver.replicated-destination`.

For specific questions concerned about setting up archiving for your specific infrastructure, please consider opening a ticket with openbis-support@id.ethz.ch.

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**Author:** ![farman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f14d63/32.png) [@farman](https://community.openbis.ch/u/farman)\
**Post date:** [7 March 2025 09:17 UTC](https://community.openbis.ch/t/dataset-archiving-alternatives/451/3 "2025-03-07T09:17:47Z")

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Thank you Richardw, that was a very helpful answer and clarified a lot of things. I think I’ll be able to relatively easily set it up!

Have a nice weekend,

/Filip