Use Case: Disaster Recovery Simulation

Prepare for disasters by performing regular disaster recovery simulations.

Overview

This use case assumes that your organization uses Oracle-managed disaster recovery. See Introduction to an Oracle-Managed Disaster Recovery Solution in Configuring an Oracle-Managed Disaster Recovery Solution for Oracle Integration 3.

Step 1. Create a business continuance strategy Step 2. Perform a disaster recovery simulation Step 3. Conduct an operational site rotation (optional)

Perform a paper exercise, in which you document your failover processes and work with auditors to review the plan.

On a periodic basis, schedule a failover test in which you implement the processes documented in your business continuance strategy, including a failover and failback.

On a periodic basis, switch to a different center of operations so that you can more easily failover in the event of a disaster.

Customer-managed disaster recovery is also available. See What’s Supported? and What’s Not Supported? in Configuring a Customer-Managed Disaster Recovery Solution for Oracle Integration 3.

 

Step 1. Create a business continuance strategy

  1. Understand your roles and responsibilities with regard to disaster recovery and Oracle Integration. See User Responsibilities in Configuring an Oracle-Managed Disaster Recovery Solution for Oracle Integration 3.

  2. Create a plan that fulfills your responsibilities and ensures resilience, minimal disruption, and regulatory compliance.

  3. Implement mechanisms for reviewing and improving the plan over time.

 

Step 2. Perform a disaster recovery simulation

  • On the day of the simulation, fail over to the other instance, and then failback. See Set Up and Perform Disaster Recovery in Configuring an Oracle-Managed Disaster Recovery Solution for Oracle Integration 3.

 

Step 3. Conduct an operational site rotation (optional)

  • On a periodic basis, such as every 6 months, switch to a different center of operations. See Set Up and Perform Disaster Recovery in Configuring an Oracle-Managed Disaster Recovery Solution for Oracle Integration 3.