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Hurricane
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Hurricane Preparations for
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Pre-Hurricane Preparations Disaster Recovery Planning Encrypt your vital records. Recent
glitches in the transport of backup tapes data have been on the rise. In the
hectic hours surrounding a hurricane warning, the potential for tape loss may
increase. Decide what should be located at the hot site and map system
interdependencies -- understand how infrastructure components work together
and depend on each other in a remote location. Verify that all data
connections are intact and working properly, and test the ability of your
secondary team members to work remotely. Verify the operation of the
standby generator. Check that its fuel tank is full and that the fuel is
uncontaminated. This should be done on a regular basis by the facility
managers, but follow up with them. Check in with outside disaster recovery
vendors or suppliers; notify them of any changes in your situation or needs.
Make sure the building's grounds crew carefully trims all trees so they don't
pose a threat to the facility. Ideally, there will be no trees close enough
to the building to cause direct damage. Contact your insurance carrier and
review your policy. Ensure that copies of updated insurance papers are
included in your disaster supplies -- and are stored at your hot site for
protection. After riding out the storm, IT
pros will need to see what they can salvage. What's the plan for taking
what's left and making something out of it?
Water is the main culprit in a hurricane, and if you don't move on
salvage fast, your chances aren't very good for anything left behind. Have you ever seen a computer with water in
it? It's not pretty, I've never seen computer gear
really come back after a dousing. |
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HURRICANE-HELP |
BEFORE-THE-STORM |
DURING-THE-STORM |
AFTER-THE-STORM |
IT PROFESSIONALS |
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