Automatic disaster recovery solution for inclement weather

A computer program product for disaster recovery, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a computer to perform a method comprising the steps of:

• sending, by a server controller node, which controls a first plurality of servers and a second plurality of servers, a first request for weather information to a weather service;
• receiving, by the server controller node, a first weather information, wherein the first weather information is raw weather data;
• identifying, by the server controller node, one or more weather conditions contained within the first weather information by analyzing the raw weather data to determine that a natural disaster is likely, and wherein the one or more weather conditions comprises the natural disaster;
• determining, by the server controller node and based on the one or more weather conditions, a disaster recovery action is appropriate for the first plurality of servers;
• implementing, automatically by the server controller node, the disaster recovery action on the first plurality of servers and second plurality of servers;
• and
• determining, by the server controller node, a likelihood that the one or more weather conditions will occur exceeds a first risk threshold and does not exceed a second risk threshold, wherein:
• implementing the disaster recovery action comprises deactivating a subset of one or more virtual machines running at a primary location and restarting the subset of one or more virtual machines at a secondary location;
• and
• the subset of one or more virtual machines comprises one or more prioritized virtual machines of the first plurality of servers having a higher priority than one or more non-prioritized virtual machines of the first plurality of servers.

A system for disaster recovery, the system comprising:

• a first plurality of servers and a second plurality of servers;
• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors,
• wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising the steps of:
• sending a first request for weather information to a weather service;
• receiving a first weather information, wherein the first weather information is raw weather data;
• identifying one or more weather conditions contained within the first weather information by analyzing the raw weather data to determine that a natural disaster is likely, and wherein the one or more weather conditions comprises the natural disaster;
• determining, based on the one or more weather conditions, a disaster recovery action is appropriate;
• implementing, automatically, the disaster recovery action on the first plurality of servers and second plurality of servers;
• and
• determining a likelihood that the one or more weather conditions will occur exceeds a first risk threshold and does not exceed a second risk threshold, wherein:
• implementing the disaster recovery action comprises deactivating a subset of one or more virtual machines running at a primary location and restarting the subset of one or more virtual machines at a secondary location;
• and
• the subset of one or more virtual machines comprises one or more prioritized virtual machines of the first plurality of servers having a higher priority than one or more non-prioritized virtual machines of the first plurality of servers.