Disaster Recovery Planning

Disaster recovery refers to an organization's ability to recover from a disaster and/or unexpeced event and resume and continue operations. Organizations should have a plan in place (usually referred to as a "Disaster Recovery Plan") that outlines how this will be accomplished.

Disaster Recovery Process

• Disaster Recovery Planning
  • Problem Definition
    • Project Goals
      • Legal Obligations and Requirements
      • Key People
      • Disaster Recovery Objectives

    • Identify Threats
      • Assess Risks
      • Disaster Avoidance

    • Business Impacts
      • Identify Critical Processes
      • Identify IT Resources

  • Solution Construction
    • Design Contingent
      • Select Alternate Sites
      • Build Standby Configuration
      • Store Data and Software
      • Establish Recovery Process

    • Produce Plan

  • Verification and Usage
    • Test and Deploy
    • Maintain the Disaster Recovery Plan
      • Apply Change Control
      • Quality Control Projects for Disaster Recovery Provision
      • Maintain Disaster Recovery Plan Documents
      • Rehearse Disaster Scenarios

• Business as Usual
  • Change Control
  • Document Management
  • Normal Operations
  • Disaster Occurrence
    • Decision to Invoke Recovery Plan
      • Disaster Recovery
        • Switch on Alternate Site
        • Power up the Hardware
        • Load Operating Systems and Middleware
        • Load Applications and Data
        • User Access and Complete Disaster Recovery

      • Business Continuity
        • Start non-IT Recovery
        • Non-IT Recovery Needs

      • Operate in Disaster Recovery Mode

    • Plan for Return Back to Normal Operations

  • Invoke Return to Normal Operations Plan
  • Normal Operations