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

Common in database environments like SQL Server. This method focuses on restoring the server to a state that includes all committed transactions and discards those that were incomplete at the time of failure.

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

A standard recovery procedure generally follows these steps:

Not all servers are equal; organizations should prioritize mission-critical operations (e.g., primary databases) over non-essential systems. The Recovery Workflow