Methods for disaster recoverability testing and validation
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsThomas G. Burchfield, Randall S. Spell
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Abstract
Exemplary methods and computer recovery readiness evaluation process relate to a virtual recovery testing process for Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs) that can be executed by technical generalists. As such, by implementing the DRP virtual testing process a technical generalist can be charged with the tasks of evaluating and validating documented DRP assumptions, plan execution steps, interoperability dependencies/requirements in addition to the availability of applications, application specific vaulted vital records, and hardware systems that are referenced within the recovery logic of a DRP. Further, the use of established DRP problem management processes to addresses anomalies & deficiencies can also be accomplished.
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A method for the testing of disaster recoverability framework protocols within a computing system environment, the method comprising:
- analyzing a disaster recovery plan including data restoration logic that is associated with at least on data recovery activity in order to identify backup data content, application, and hardware resources comprised within computing systems that are referenced within the disaster recovery plan;
- identifying a segment of the disaster recovery plan for evaluation;
- polling the identified hardware resources to determine if the hardware resources are available;
- determining requirements for the recovery of the identified application resources;
- evaluating the backup data content, application, and hardware resources in accordance with the identified segment of the disaster recovery plan;
- comparing the evaluation of the backup data content, application, and hardware resources to the data restoration logic of the disaster recovery plan;
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- identifying error anomalies between the data restoration logic of the identified segment of the disaster recovery plan and the evaluation of the backup data content, application, and hardware resources.
A computer recovery readiness evaluation process that includes a computer readable medium useable by a processor, the medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by the user, tests the disaster recoverability framework protocols of a disaster recovery plan by:
- analyzing a disaster recovery plan including data restoration logic that is associated with at least one data recovery activity in order to identify backup data content, application, and hardware resources comprised within computing systems that are referenced within the disaster recovery plan;
- receiving input identifying a segment of the disaster recovery plan for evaluation;
- polling the identified hardware resources to in order to determine if the hardware resources are available;
- determining requirements for the recovery of the identified application resources;
- evaluating the backup data content, application, and hardware resources in accordance with the identified segment of the disaster recovery plan;
- comparing the evaluation of the backup data content, application, and hardware resources to the data restoration logic of the disaster recovery plan;
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- identifying error anomalies between the data restoration logic of the identified segment of the disaster recovery plan and the evaluation of the backup data content, application, and hardware resources.
A method for the testing of disaster recoverability framework protocols within a computing system environment, the method comprising:
- analyzing a disaster recovery plan including data restoration logic that is associated with at least one data recovery activity in order to identify backup data content, application, and hardware resources comprised within computing systems that are referenced within the disaster recovery plan;
- identifying a segment of the disaster recovery plan for evaluation;
- polling the identified hardware resources to determine if the hardware resources are available;
- determining requirements for the recovery of the identified application resources;
- evaluating the backup data content, application, and hardware resources in accordance with the identified segment of the disaster recovery plan;
- comparing the evaluation of the backup data content, application, and hardware resources to the data restoration logic of the disaster recovery plan;
- identifying error anomalies between the data restoration logic of the identified segment of the disaster recovery plan and the evaluation of the backup data content, application, and hardware resources;
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- determining the availability of the identified backup data content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.