To perform any of the procedures in this section, first verify availability of the following:
- All required hardware and software for each procedure required
to restore service.
- The backup and restoration plan for your organization and
information from the completed worksheets from the appendices of
this guide (or other equivalent information provided by your
organization).
- All restoration tools on each server on which service is to be
restored, as specified in this document and in the backup and
restoration plan for your organization. The tools used in the
restoration procedures covered in this guide are the same tools
used to back up data and settings. For details about these tools,
see
Service
Restoration Mechanisms.
Typically, a restoration process is required only in the event of a loss of service, so you generally would not need to perform the procedures in this section until then. However, it is necessary to complete some processes in advance, including the following:
- If your backup and restoration strategy includes a requirement
to implement a separate, secondary site that can provide recovery
capabilities (in the event of the loss of a site, such as might be
caused by a prolonged power failure or a natural disaster), you
need to complete the setup and validation of the standby servers in
the secondary site. For details, see
Setting Up a
Secondary Site.
- To ensure that restoration processes work as expected, we
recommend that you test the processes in advance. For details, see
Validating Pool,
Server, and Site Backups. Your backup and restoration strategy
for your organization should identify the testing to be done.