req-nf-inf-backup-recovery

An effective backup design covers the full lifecycle of every data resource by defining backup methods, storage, retention, and restore procedures. It also enumerates disaster scenarios and specifies a verification plan to ensure restores work in practice.

The best way to document restore procedures is to create an MECE-structured artifact that includes target-specific restore steps for resources like AWS RDS snapshots and EBS volumes, tying each step directly to your recovery time and point objectives.

A disaster recovery validation plan enumerates specific DR scenarios and specifies a test plan to ensure restores work in practice. It maps disaster scenarios to target-specific recovery steps and includes operational cost and verification considerations.

Yes, backup design can define full, differential, and incremental schedules, including point-in-time recovery (PITR) where applicable. It requires defining backup tooling and schedules to ensure all infrastructure data resources are covered.

A backup target inventory should include all relevant infrastructure data resources, per-target backup and retention storage design, target-specific restore steps, DR scenario mapping, and operational cost and verification considerations for a complete auditable design.

You should use cross-region replication and encryption when your DR scenario mapping requires geographical fault tolerance and data security. The design artifact must include these AWS-oriented implementation considerations to ensure restores work in practice.