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1. What should be done when a given system fails? For example, when System A fails the solution
is to verify that System B came online and took over the responsibilities of System A.
2. Who should be notified? A list of contact telephone numbers should be available. This
information should contain office, home, pager, and mobile telephone numbers of the
administrator responsible for the equipment that has failed. This contact list should also include
supervisor’s and manager’s names and numbers as well.
3. Are there any follow up instructions or actions that need to be taken, such as calling repair
personnel, ordering new replacement equipment, or monitoring other systems that may be
affected?
The disaster recovery plan should include complete instructions for conducting complete daily system
backups of every system, and the procedure for recovering lost data from the tapes in the event that
data needs to be restored.
Viruses should be a major concern. Steps that describe how to monitor virus scans and how to remove
them from infected equipment should be included in the disaster recovery plan as well.
Make sure a hard copy of this disaster plan is kept in a safe place. Don’t risk a single point of failure by
storing the disaster recovery plan on a file server.
8. Create an Install Plan for the Server Hardware and Operating System
Planning how to install the server hardware and operating system is another important part of the
Domino Server installation process. This plan will ensure that you have the right sized server with all
components configured correctly, including the operating system, before the actual installation of the
Domino Server software. When forming the server hardware and operating system plan, you should
take the following hardware and operating system items into consideration:
Hardware:
Ÿ Sizing requirements for system model, disk, memory, processors, paging space, and network
adapters need to be sufficient in order to support the user population.
Ÿ Uninterruptible Power Source (UPS) capacity.
Ÿ Physical hardware security.
Ÿ Spare parts of components that are considered mission critical should be kept on hand in the event of
a disaster. These parts could include disk drives, SCSI controllers, fiber optic cables, and internal
power units.
Ÿ Tape backup.
Ÿ Disaster recovery and documentation.
Operating System:
Ÿ Domino Server requires specific versions of the operating system be installed. Make sure the
operating system version is supported for use with Domino Server.
Ÿ Plan and install any system patches that maybe required.
Ÿ Plan volume groups, logical volumes, and file systems.
Ÿ Plan and set environment variables when applicable.
Ÿ Designate operating system administrators.
Ÿ Perform a full system backup prior to any installation and after.
Ÿ Document your disaster recovery strategy.
Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001
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