STORE and TurboSTORE/iX Products Manual (B5151-90003)

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Disaster Recovery
Testing Your Recovery System
Testing Your Recovery System
When you initiate a disaster recovery service contract, use backups to test for system
compatibility problems and bugs in your disaster recovery system. As time passes, perform
periodic tests (for example, every quarter) to ensure that your systems remain compatible
and your disaster recovery procedures work well. Also test your disaster recovery system
whenever you change it. You can either notify the facility in advance, to minimize costs
and interruption of the recovery facility, or you can do a full-scale simulation. Either way,
prepare a test plan and have it approved by all parties.