This guide will walk you through the process of creating and managing disaster recovery plans for your IT assets. To access the IT Recovery Planning feature, follow these steps:
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Hover over the "Planning" menu: Located on the navigation bar of CIMSNex.
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Select "IT Recovery Planning": This option enables you to create and manage IT recovery plans.
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Click "Create": This action initiates the creation of a new recovery plan.
When creating a recovery plan, you'll need to follow these steps:
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Select Asset: From the list of assets displayed, click the "Add" button next to the asset for which you want to create a recovery plan.
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Complete the Form: Fill out the following fields in the recovery plan form:
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IA-ID: The unique identifier of the information asset.
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ITRP No: The identification number of the IT recovery plan.
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Date: The date of creating the recovery plan.
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Potential Disaster: Select the potential disaster scenario corresponding to the asset. (e.g., ROU - xxxx for Router)
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Response Time: The expected response time in the event of a disaster.
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Recovery Time Objective: The targeted time to recover the asset.
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Data Backup Frequency: How often data backups are performed.
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Data Backup Location: The location where data backups are stored.
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Recovery Site: The designated recovery site for the asset (if applicable)
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Plan Owner: The individual or team responsible for the recovery plan.
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Full Plan Testing Frequency: How often the full recovery plan is tested.
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Attachment: Attach any relevant documents or files related to the recovery plan.
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Additional Details: Any additional information about the recovery plan e.g. Specific emergency contacts
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Submit: Once all fields are completed, click "Submit" to create the recovery plan.
After submitting the recovery plan, you can access it by following these steps:
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Hover over the "Planning" menu: Located on the navigation bar of CIMSNex.
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Select "IT Recovery Planning": This option allows you to manage IT recovery plans.
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Click "Report": This action displays the generated IT recovery plans.
With these steps, you can effectively create and manage disaster recovery plans for your IT assets using CIMSNex.
