Server: Recovery

Identify the root cause (e.g., network issue vs. hardware failure).

Server recovery is the process of restoring IT systems, applications, and data to a known state following a disruption, corruption, or hardware failure. While a Server Backup creates independent copies of your data, the recovery process is the actual restoration of those copies to resume business operations. Core Strategies for Server Recovery

Restore the database or server from the last known good backup.

Test and certify that applications are functioning correctly at the content level.

The target duration for restoring services after a failure (e.g., "the server must be back online within 4 hours").

To avoid prolonged downtime, organizations must define specific metrics in their Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP).