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7.6.3 Backup plan
Based on your recovery strategy, a backup plan needs to be created to handle the daily
backup operations. The backup plan is your strategy to save important data from your
infrastructure so that you can restore it if a problem occurs.
Numerous backup methods are available that vary in cost and effectiveness:
At the global infrastructure level:
– For vital applications, a
hot backup site provides real-time recovery by automatically
switching to a whole new environment quickly and efficiently.
– For less critical applications,
warm and cold backup sites can be used. These sites are
similar to hot backup sites, but are less costly and effective.
At the component layer:
– For vital components, a ...