Disaster Recovery Plan Template

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Purpose of Information Systems Business Continuity Recovery Plan

Business Continuity Philosophy

Policy Statement

Overview of the Plan

Phases of Recovery

The Readiness Team

• Purpose Of The Readiness Team
• Organizing And Planning
• Emergency Coordinator
• Alternate Emergency Coordinator
• Contingency Site Coordinator
• Use Of Emergency Action Teams
• Emergency Control Center

Major Services, Users, and Key Considerations

• Purpose Of Major Services, Users, And Key Considerations
• Internal Services And Applications
• External Services And Applications
• Information Systems Equipment Considerations
• Special Considerations

General Procedures for Potential Interruptions

• Purpose Of General Procedures For Potential Interruptions
• Recovery Plan For Fires
• Recovery Plan For Electrical Outages
• Recovery Plan For Telecommunications Failures
• Recovery Plan For Flooding
• Recovery Plan For Hardware Failures
• Recovery Plan For Software Failures
• Recovery Plan For …

Policies for Reducing Risks

• Protecting Of Data
• Backup Procedures
• Backup Storage Procedures
• Protecting Network Servers
• Protecting Vital Records
• Backup Of Data, Hardware, Supplies, and Documentation
• Insurance

Contingency Site

• Emergencies And Disasters
• Contingency Site Space And Resource Requirements
• Recovery Plan Testing

Emergency Action Teams

• Emergency Action Teams Responsibilities
• Emergency Action Operations Team
• Emergency Action Applications Team
• Emergency Action Hardware Team
• Emergency Action Facilities Team
• Emergency Action Administrative Assistance Team

Recovery Procedures for an Emergency or Disaster

• Notifying The Readiness Team
• Initial Readiness Team Procedures
• Activating The Emergency Control Center
• Notifying Action Teams And Organization Management
• Notifying Offsite Storage And Contingency Sites
• Summary Of Procedures For Contingency Operations
• Initial Procedures At Contingency Site
• Initial Procedures At Offsite Storage Site
• Pickup Of Backup Materials By Emergency Action Operations Team
• Assembling And Coordinating All Emergency Teams
• Activating Contingency Site By Emergency Action Operations Team
• Recovering Lost Work By Emergency Action Applications Team
• Coordinating Users By Emergency Action Applications Team
• Hardware Salvage Or Replacement By Emergency Action Hardware Team
• Facilities Salvage Or Replacement By Emergency Action Facilities Team
• Administrative Coordination By Emergency Action Administrative Team
• Specific Procedures For User Department Contingencies
• Operating Application Systems
• Procedures For Replacing Network Server Room
• Procedures For Returning To Normal Operations

Testing and Maintaining the Plan

• Policies And Procedures For Testing
• Policies And Procedures For Review And Update

Appendices

• Appendix - Emergency Notification Lists
• Appendix – Offsite Storage And Contingency Sites
• Appendix – Vendor Contacts
• Appendix – Service Agreements
• Appendix – Information Systems Equipment Considerations
• Appendix – Distribution List For This Document
• Appendix – Summary Of Responsibilities