CA Identity Manager Implementation Guide - CA Technologies

How to Plan for Disaster RecoveryHow to Plan for Disaster RecoveryTo develop an effective disaster recovery plan, you engage in the followingphases, which are detailed in this chapter.Phase1. Define Disaster Recovery Requirements (see page 99)Based on your organizational needs, identify what types of disaster toanticipate and how quickly you would need to restore services.2. Design a Redundant Architecture (see page 99)According to your requirements, design an architecture withredundant components at a remote location.3. Develop Backup Plans (see page 101)To protect your installation, develop plans for backing upcomponents.4. Develop Restore Procedures (see page 103)Develop procedures for restoring lost components.5. Document the Recovery Plan (see page 106)Document your plans for recovering CA Identity Manager from adisaster.6. Test the Recovery Plan (see page 106)Based on your disaster recovery procedures, verify that you canreinstate your CA Identity Manager implementation as it existedbefore the event.7. Provide Disaster Recovery Training (see page 108)Complete the effort by making sure that the people responsible torecover systems from a disaster are trained to do so.98 Implementation Guide