A short, concise DRP that can be readily understood, especially in desperate situations, is more effective than one that covers every possibility. Reams of written documents won't guarantee that you will have the information you need when you need it most. Wading through a massive DRP during a crisis delays the DRP team in getting the firm's system back on line. Based on Past Another problem with DRPs is that they are always written ahead of time. They are a projection from historical records as to what you think the situation will be when a disaster strikes.
Few things happen as predicted.
You need to view things as they exist in realtime. Realtime recovery means using a backup system that centralizes the data on one or two tapes, rather than spreading the data across a multitude of tapes. For example, if you use a complete and differential backup scheme and the disaster occurs the day after your complete backup recovery, you can recover the corporate data with a single tape, regardless of whether it's due to a server drive crash or a natural disaster. Hardware is replaceable, Data Isn't In the event of a major disaster, hardware can be replaced very quickly by your integrator or reseller. If a sound program of weekly full and daily differential backups have been carried out, the network and node operating systems, configurations, applications and files can be quickly restored so the organization can return to a normal level of productivity.