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Disaster Recovery Workflow

IT disaster recovery planning with backup strategies, RTO/RPO definition, and recovery testing

Complexity: Complex | Duration: 30m+ | Category: Professional/Hr

Tags: #disaster-recovery #dr #backup #rto #rpo #testing

Workflow Diagram​

Steps​

Step 1: Define RTO/RPO​

Agent: dr

coordinator - Set recovery time and recovery point objectives by system

Step 2: Inventory IT assets​

Agent: it

operations-manager - Catalog servers, databases, applications, data

Step 3: Design backup strategy​

Agent: backup

specialist - Implement 3-2-1 backup rule (3 copies, 2 media, 1 offsite)

Step 4: Setup replication​

Agent: cloud

architect - Configure real-time data replication to DR site

Step 5: Create DR runbooks​

Agent: dr

coordinator - Document step-by-step recovery procedures

Step 6: Test recovery​

Agent: testing

coordinator - Perform failover to DR environment

Step 7: Measure results​

Agent: dr

coordinator - Verify actual RTO/RPO vs. targets

Step 8: Update runbooks​

Agent: dr

coordinator - Refine procedures based on test findings

Step 9: Schedule regular testing​

Agent: dr

coordinator - Plan quarterly/annual DR tests

Usage​

To execute this workflow:

/workflow professional/hr/disaster-recovery-workflow.workflow

See other workflows in this category for related automation patterns.