1. Define Disaster Recovery Requirements

Based on your organizational needs, identify what types of disaster to anticipate and how quickly you would need to restore services.

2. Design a Redundant Architecture

According to your requirements, design an architecture with redundant components at a remote location.

3. Develop Backup Plans

To protect your installation, develop plans for backing up components.

4. Develop Restore Procedures

Develop procedures for restoring lost components.

5. Document the Recovery Plan

Document your plans for recovering CA Identity Manager from a disaster.

6. Test the Recovery Plan

Based on your disaster recovery procedures, verify that you can reinstate your CA Identity Manager implementation as it existed before the event.

7. Provide Disaster Recovery Training

Complete the effort by making sure that the people responsible to recover systems from a disaster are trained to do so.