The Two-Part, 10 Step Implementation Guide
So now we know our risks and have an understanding of how to mitigate them. We know that we need a Disaster Recovery plan, and a Business Continuity Plan to go with it.
The following is a 10 step walk-through to easily implement a good Disaster Recovery plan in an organization. The first part, which describes the steps that should be taken during any disaster recovery implementation, is generic. The second part is oriented at Active Directory. For a quick overview, here is a listing of the steps:
General Steps
1. Calculate and analyze
2. Create a Business Continuity Plan
3. Make a presentation to the Management (for Part 1 and Part 2 of this implementation guide)
4. Define roles and responsibilities
5. Train the staff
6. Test the Disaster Recovery plan frequently
Active Directory oriented Steps
1. Writing it is not all
2. Ensure that everyone is aware of locations of the DRP
3. Define the order of restoration for different systems (root first in hub site...
