Phase 1 — Preparing for disaster recovery

This section describes the first—and most complex and important—phase of disaster recovery: preparation. The preparation phase takes most of the time and effort in the overall disaster recovery effort. With proper preparation, a real or simulated disaster recovery is a simple matter of performing the procedures to use the elements you have already created and verified. Without proper preparation, no disaster recovery scenario can be successful.

The preparation phase consists of the following procedures: