Description
Book SynopsisMapping out all the preparations necessary for an effective disaster recovery plan and its safeguard—a continuous maintenance program—this guide is aimed at IT managers of small and medium businesses. The opening section covers the initial steps of auditing vulnerability, ranking essential IT functions, and reviewing the storage of tape backups, with the following discussion focused on the elements of the plan itself. The plan includes a mission statement, a definition of disaster, the assignment of staff to teams, methods of compensating for human error, and standards for documenting the steps of recovery. The final portion of the guide covers the all-important initial testing of the system as well as the proper maintenance thereafter and weighs in on the pros and cons of using outside vendors for recovery systems.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Building a Disaster Recovery Plan The Need Chapter 2: Vulnerability Assessment & Risk Analysis Chapter 3: Conducting a Business Impact and Recoverability Analysis Chapter 4: Critical Server Ranking Chapter 5: Building Recovery Strategy Requirements Chapter 6: Backup and Recoverability Chapter 7: Your Business Value of Systems Availability Chapter 8: Vital Records and Critical Data Offsite Storage Chapter 9: Building Your Teams Chapter 10: Effective Communications Chapter 11: How to Develop and Document a Disaster Recovery Plan Chapter 12: Effective Plan-Activation Procedures Chapter 13: The Need for System-Related Documentation Chapter 14: System i5/iSeries Restoration Procedures Chapter 15: System i5/iSeries BRMS Restoration Procedures Chapter 16: Testing Your Disaster Recovery Plan Chapter 17: Plan Maintenance Chapter 18: Selecting a Commercial Hotsite Provider Chapter 19: A Family DR Plan Appendix: Sample Documents
