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One current application of the curation system is a related set (suite) of tasks to assist in performing replication of DSpace content to other locations. The content is packaged in containers known as AIPs (OAIS speak: 'archival information packages'). You can read much more about how AIPs are constituted here: AIP Backup and Restore, and as of DSpace 1.7, support for generating AIPs will be included. This discussion also presupposes a little knowledge of the DSpace curation system, which is described here: CurationSystem. We will describe a concrete situation facing a repository data curator, and introduce each task as the need arises. We will also describe some of the technical configuration details to enable these tasks.

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