Disaster Recovery Planning Step 14 – Disaster Recovery Systems

Introduction

When disaster strikes, the employees on hand may not be the people directly responsible for the company’s backup systems. Subsequently, they may not know even basic information about the backup systems used.

By having information regarding your backup systems documented, the manager on site can at least contact the appropriate vendor to start the recovery.

Without documentation, your company will need to wait for the CIO or IT Manager before the vendor’s help can be initiated. Help them out by having up-to-date information on the backup systems in use.

Documentation should include:

Vendor Name
Vendor Address
Vendor Support Telephone Number
System Serial Number(s) – Hardware and Software
Customer Number
Average Size of Backup File(s)
Maximum Size of Backup Allowed
Which Systems Are Protected – Servers, Workstations, Databases, etc.
Type of Backups – Onsite and Offsite, Onsite Only, Offsite Only, etc.
Is There Failover Capability
Is There Bare Metal Restore Capability

Conclusion

The documentation on file should be reviewed and approved by your CIO or IT Manager. The better the documentation on file¾the faster the recovery can begin.

Disaster Recovery Planning Step 1 – The Threat Matrix

Disaster Recovery Planning Step 2 – Critical Processes

Disaster Recovery Planning Step 3 – Declaring A Disaster

Disaster Recovery Planning Step 4 – Evacuation Plan

Disaster Recovery Planning Step 5 – The Communication Plan

Disaster Recovery Planning Step 6 – Backup Facilities

Disaster Recovery Planning Step 7 – Emergency & Vendor Information

Disaster Recovery Planning Step 8 – Employee Contact Information

Disaster Recovery Planning Step 9 – Vendor List

Disaster Recovery Planning Step 10 – Client Contacts

Disaster Recovery Planning Step 11 – Notification Matrix

Disaster Recovery Planning Step 12 – Insurance, Finance & Legal Info

Disaster Recovery Plan Step 13 – Licenses & Permits

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