Disaster Recovery Template

This Disaster Recovery Plan template describes the IT framework and procedures to be activated in the event of a disaster occurring. This DR Plan includes a 32 page MS Word template and 7 Excel spreadsheets as well as Business Impact Analysis, Damage Assessment Report and Test Report templates. It describes the IT framework and procedures to be activated in the event of a disaster occurring.

Use this Disaster Recovery Plan to achieve the following:

• Minimize interruptions to normal operations and limit the extent of disruption and damage

• Establish alternative means of operation in advance and minimize the economic impact of the interruption

• Train personnel with emergency procedures and provide for restoration of services

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Disaster Recovery Template: Benefits

This Disaster Recovery Plan will help you establish procedures to recover systems following a disruption. This template allows you to:

• Define Notification & Activation phases to detect and assess damage

• Identify the activities, resources, and procedures needed during interruptions to normal operations.

• Assign responsibilities to authorized personnel

• Ensure coordination with staff who participate in the Disaster Recovery Planning.

Disaster Recovery Template: Screenshots

Chapter 1, Introduction

Chapter 2, Operations Profile

Chapter 3, Applications Profiles

DR Tasks - Objectives, Pre-conditions, Action Steps

Chapter 9, Return to Normal Operations

Damage Assessment Report

Disaster Recovery Test Report

Business Impact Analysis Template

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Disaster Recovery: 7 Free Excel Templates

Desktop Inventory

Recovery Tasks - high level

Recovery Tasks - detailed

Communication Schedule

Responsibility Matrix

Disaster Recovery Plan: Table of Contents

1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Applicability
1.3 Scope
1.4 Prerequisites
1.5 Pre-Arranged Disaster Recovery Site
1.6 Alternative Back-Up Sites
1.7 Disaster Recovery Policy
1.8 Business Impact Analysis

2 Operations Profile
2.1 System Description
2.2 Governance and Accountability
2.3 Roles & Responsibilities

3 Application profiles
3.1 Priority Systems
3.2 System Profiles

4 Inventory profile
4.1 Inventory Items
4.2 Misc Inventory Items

5 Notification & Activation Procedures
5.1 Criteria for activating the Disaster Recovery plan
5.1.1 Stage 1: Decision to Invoke Disaster Recovery Plan
5.1.2 Stage 2: Invoke Disaster Recovery Site
5.1.3 Stage 3: Contacting Third Party Recovery Team
5.1.4 Stage 4: Contacting the Operations Managers
5.1.5 Stage 5: Operations Team
5.1.6 Stage 6: Human Resources Manager
5.1.7 Stage 7: Remote Users
5.1.8 Stage 8: Communications Plan
5.1.9 Stage 9: Moving to the Site
5.1.10 Stage 10: On Site
5.2 Damage Assessment Procedure
5.3 Response Checklist
5.4 Follow-Up Checklist

6 Recovery Procedures
6.1 Disaster Recovery Task #1
6.2 Disaster Recovery Task #2

7 Testing & Maintenance Procedures
7.1 Testing Approaches
7.2 Testing Tasks
7.3 Schedule

8 Alternative Site Requirements
8.1 Office space
8.1.1 Work space
8.1.2 Meeting space
8.1.3 Storage space
8.1.4 Safe
8.2 Office equipment
8.2.1 Telephone
8.2.2 Fax
8.2.3 E-mail
8.2.4 Mail, courier, and messenger services
8.2.5 Stationery, photocopying, and other facilities
8.3 Computer equipment
8.3.1 Personal Computers
8.3.2 Printer
8.4 Non-Recovery Departments and Personnel

9 Return to Normal Operations
9.1 Original Site Restoration
9.2 Concurrent processing
9.3 Plan deactivation

10 Communications Plan
10.1 Communications Schedule
10.2 Message to Employees
10.3 Message to Clients

11 Appendices

Disaster Recovery Template: Contents & Format

The templates are in Microsoft Word and Excel and can be downloaded online for only $9.95.

The template pack includes the following documents:

Disaster Recovery Plan 32 page template Business Impact Analysis 2 page template Damage Assessment Report 1 page template Test Report 1 page template Communications Schedule  1 x worksheet Desktop Inventory  1 x worksheet Hardware Inventory  1 x worksheet Inspection Report  1 x worksheet Recovery Tasks  1 x worksheet Responsibility Matrix  1 x worksheet

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