We have never done a real disaster drill
Once a year a full restore as if production is gone. Stopwatch on, no peeking.
Try this first
- 1Pick a quiet Saturday
- 2Restore a full VM or fileshare to an empty target
- 3Measure exact time from start to usable data
- 4Compare with agreed RTO and log gaps
When to bring us in
If measured RTO is more than 2x agreed RTO
See also
- We have backups but we do not know if they workA backup that cannot be restored is not a backup. Testing matters as much as taking the backup.
- Suspected ransomware: what to do RIGHT NOWThe first 30 minutes are critical. One wrong move spreads the damage. Read before acting.
- Someone accidentally deleted an important folderUsually fine to recover. The trick: do not save anything new on that drive until you know how.
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