Rothstein Associates Inc.

DC/DRP - DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING:
LAN DISASTER RECOVERY SOFTWARE
by Paul F. Kirvan & Associates

"Previously, the thought of developing a business recovery or contingency plan for LANs and
other distributed information systems was a daunting prospect. No more.

"DC/DRP brings together the critical elements needed to build a LAN business recovery
plan. All you do is choose the plan elements you require, run them on a standard word
processor, edit them to your specifications, and you're done! It's that simple.

"DC/DRP has no complex data base management systems to learn. No programming
experience is needed. DC/DRP is easy to operate. It will save you days, weeks, possibly
even months of valuable time. Now every information systems professional can have a LAN
business recovery plan!

"DC/DRP was developed with input from IT professionals. Future product updates for those
who purchase a complete system will cost a fraction of the original product. That's just
another way to keep your costs for LAN business recovery planning as low as possible."

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PLAN OVERVIEW

This Plan is segmented into specific sections:

Section 1 - GENERAL POLICIES. This section contains an overview of information provided
in the Plan. It also provides the following:
1. Contains initial assessment and plan activation procedures;
2. Summarizes general responsibilities for monitoring recovery activities, obtaining
and/or providing necessary approvals, and directing recovery actions,
3. Summarizes actions of LAN Business Recovery Coordinator and other key
individuals;
4. Summarizes recovery tasks to either provide services at an alternate LAN
operations or command center or re-establish LAN operations from the affected site;
5. Summarizes damage assessment and restoration tasks for LAN equipment,
ancillary systems, data, forms, supplies and .
6. Summarizes disaster declaration criteria;
7. Defines recovery time frames; and
8. Provides baseline business recovery plan format.

Section 2 - CONTINGENCY AND RECOVERY PLANS. Provides working models of
contingency and recovery plans for various situations. Guidelines are also provided for
proper utilization of planning materials provided.

Section 3 - PLAN MAINTENANCE, TESTING, ETC. Defines procedures and guidelines for
maintaining the LAN Business Recovery Plan and its associated documentation. Also
provides guidelines on documentation, distribution and training.

APPENDICES. Contains various forms, procedures, agreements, etc.

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GETTING STARTED

Getting started with DC/DRP is easy. Simply start up your word processor, e.g.,
WordPerfect, and copy the DC/DRP files onto a subdirectory designated for business
recovery planning. Use the files you desire, work with the enclosed application flow chart,
and customize them to your specifications.

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CONTENTS

The following are contained in Microsoft Word files which may be imported into your word
processing program:

LETTER FROM MANAGEMENT ENDORSING PROGRAM
MISSION STATEMENT

SECTION I GENERAL POLICIES
1.1 Introduction
1.1.1 Background
1.1.2 Scope and Objectives
1.2 Plan General
1.3 Identification of Key Personnel
1.4 Initial Response and Recovery Actions
1.5 Responsibilities
1.5.1 General Responsibilities
1.5.2 Specific Responsibilities
1.6 Recovery/Restoration Activities
1.6.1 Lan Damage Assessment Activities
1.6.2 Lan Recovery Activities
1.6.3 Lan Salvage Activities
1.6.4 Lan Restoration Activities
1.6.5 Supporting Checklists
1.7 Plan Documentation
1.8 Plan Distribution
1.8.1 Distribution List
1.8.2 Distribution Procedure
1.9 Plan Testing
1.10 Plan Maintenance
1.11 Disaster Scenarios
1.11.1 Types of Disasters
1.11.2 Where Disasters Occur
1.12 Critical Lan Assets
1.13 Emergency Declaration Guidelines
1.13.1 Five Basic Levels of a Disaster
1.13.2 Decision Criteria
1.14 Recovery and Restoration Time Frames
1.14.1 1-6 Hours after Being Notified
1.14.2 6-12 Hours after Being Notified
1.14.3 12-24 Hours after Being Notified
1.14.4 24+ Hours after Being Notified
1.15 Plan Format
1.16 Budgeting/funding

SECTION II CONTINGENCY AND RECOVERY PLANS
2.1 Baseline Plan Organization and Structure
2.2 Introduction
2.3 Pre-planning Activities
2.4 Plan Distribution
2.5 Security and Disaster Prevention
2.6 Disaster Preparedness/Security
2.7 Disaster Recovery Action Plans
2.8 Training Activities
2.9 Plan Documentation
2.10 Plan Implementation
2.11 Plan Testing
2.12 Plan Maintenance
2.13 Plan Training
2.14 Summary of Activities - Disaster Response
2.15 Summary of Activities - Disaster Recovery
2.16 Summary of Activities - Disaster Restoration
2.17 Detailed Activities - Disaster Response
2.18 Detailed Activities - Disaster Recovery
2.19 Detailed Activities - Disaster Restoration
2.20 Lan Recovery Considerations - General
2.21 Risk Analysis - External Risks
2.22 Risk Analysis - Internal Risks
2.23 Risk Analysis - Security
2.24 Lan Hardware Asset Recovery Activities
2.25 Site Recovery Plan

SECTION III - PLAN MAINTENANCE, TESTING, MISCELLANEOUS
3.1 Plan Maintenance
3.2 Plan Testing
3.3 Plan Documentation
3.4 Plan Distribution
3.5 Training
3.6 Service Prioritization
Appendix A Recovery Teams
Appendix B Emergency Teams
Appendix C Vendors and Carriers
Appendix D Emergency Supply Sources
Appendix E Forms
Appendix F Support Agreements
Appendix G Checklists
Appendix H Glossary of Terminology

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HOW TO USE DC/DRP

"DC/DRP is designed to be custom tailored to each user's needs for a LAN business
recovery plan. Follow the enclosed plan development flow chart. Next, select the document(s)
you require. Edit them to fit your needs. Assemble them into a logical sequence that makes
the most sense to you.

"That's all you need to do. But to make sure, let's walk through a quick example.

"Objective: Build a recovery plan for a branch office. It has a token ring LAN with a
single server and 10 workstations.
1. Refer to the baseline plan model, found in Section II, Subsection 2.1. Determine
which elements of a full-scale plan you need for the office.
2. Select Checklists 1-3 from Appendix G to help you identify the critical issues to
address in your plan.
3. Use one or more SURVEY forms to research key risk data, system inventory
data,
and other pertinent information.
4. Determine disaster recovery team staffing by researching the STAFF file.
5. Refer to Section II, Subsection 2.20 to address overall recovery considerations
before developing plan.
6. Work with the Site Recovery Plan, Section II, Subsection 2.25, as your working
model. Expand this plan to support your specific requirements.
7. Refer to LAN Hardware Asset Recovery Activities, Section II, Subsection 2.24, for
additional details.
8. Combine elements from each of these two Subsections into your base plan.
9. Refer to other items in Sections I and II for additional content and detail. Cut,
insert
and edit materials from these sections into your overall plan.
10. Add appropriate materials from Section III; use items from various Appendices for
further detail.

“The secret to using DC/DRP is to review the materials in Sections I, II and III, plus all the
other files before combining specific elements into a business recovery plan."

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1999, CD-ROM
Order #DR316
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