{"id":2508,"date":"2018-03-13T15:27:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T19:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/?p=2508"},"modified":"2018-03-13T15:27:34","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T19:27:34","slug":"4-key-ways-to-create-a-virtualized-disaster-recovery-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/4-key-ways-to-create-a-virtualized-disaster-recovery-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Key Ways to Create a Virtualized Disaster Recovery Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2509\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/files\/2018\/03\/4-Key-Ways-to-Virtualize-Your-Disaster-Recovery-Strategy.jpg\" alt=\"4 Key Ways to Virtualize Your Disaster Recovery Strategy\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/files\/2018\/03\/4-Key-Ways-to-Virtualize-Your-Disaster-Recovery-Strategy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/files\/2018\/03\/4-Key-Ways-to-Virtualize-Your-Disaster-Recovery-Strategy-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/files\/2018\/03\/4-Key-Ways-to-Virtualize-Your-Disaster-Recovery-Strategy-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/files\/2018\/03\/4-Key-Ways-to-Virtualize-Your-Disaster-Recovery-Strategy-540x270.jpg 540w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/files\/2018\/03\/4-Key-Ways-to-Virtualize-Your-Disaster-Recovery-Strategy-162x81.jpg 162w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/files\/2018\/03\/4-Key-Ways-to-Virtualize-Your-Disaster-Recovery-Strategy-360x180.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>There are many options for creating the right disaster recovery strategy for you and your business. Virtualization, for example, is a way to decrease the amount of time needed to perform a full restoration. This capability would, of course, be helpful in disaster recovery, as long as you know the right way to implement it. \u00a0Here are four key ways to execute your virtualized disaster recovery plan correctly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget\"><div class=\"aside-card\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a class=\"speedbump-1\" href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/get-a-free-backup-and-disaster-recovery-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1682\" title=\"Data Protection Vendor Map\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/files\/2021\/05\/21_BUDR_SB_BG_Blue_800.gif\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><em>Identify Your important Virtual Machines<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Virtual machines are integrated into all sorts of business elements; from databases to servers to enterprise applications, just to name a few. However, every virtual machine is not running something that is vital to business operations. Determine which servers are the most essential to your business. By doing this, you will be aware of which machines need to be closely watched in case of failure. In addition to this, make sure that these critical machines are backed up regularly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><em>Have a Backup and Recovery Strategy Ready<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The backup and recovery process for virtual machines differs from the process for a non-virtual environment. Finding the right backup software for a virtual machine is imperative for your recovery strategy. A solution that has the capability of mounting your backup while your data is moved to your main system will be useful to you. Additionally, do not store your traditional backups and your working virtual machines on the same storage media. This can result in the loss of data in the event of a media failure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><em>Test the Process Completely<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Disaster recovery plans must <em>always<\/em> be tested. It is easy to only test your plan partially, though. Just testing that the backup process is working properly is only part of testing your disaster recovery plan. The recovery portion of the plan must be thoroughly tested as well, because having an untested plan defeats the purpose of having one at all. Test your plan fully, periodically, particularly if it has undergone changes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><em>Automate Significant Tasks<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">By automating disaster recovery tasks, you will observe clear benefits. The automation of disaster recovery tasks not only saves time, it also gives you a reprieve from human error. With your data, and potentially your business, at stake, reducing any possible type error is vital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">With disaster recovery, there is always a risk of failure, but properly strategizing significantly decreases that risk. Virtualization can simplify disaster recovery if it is integrated into a business properly. Using these strategies, you\u2019ll be on your way to a comprehensive virtualized disaster recovery plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget\"><div class=\"aside-card\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a class=\"speedbump-3\" href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/data-protection-vendor-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1682\" title=\"Data Protection Vendor Map\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/files\/2020\/02\/DP_VM_SB_800.jpg\" alt=\"Download Link to Data Protection Vendor Map\" width=\"800\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many options for creating the right disaster recovery strategy for you and your business. Virtualization, for example, is a way to decrease the amount of time needed to perform a full restoration. This capability would, of course, be helpful in disaster recovery, as long as you know the right way to implement it. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":2509,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[72,20],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>4 Key Ways to Create a Virtualized Disaster Recovery Plan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Virtualization simplifies disaster recovery when used right. 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