Getting started with AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery - AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery
Disaster recovery overview

Getting started with AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

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Disaster recovery overview

The general process is:

  1. Initialize AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery in the target AWS Region. You can initialize through the console or API. See the list of supported AWS Regions.

  2. Install the AWS Replication Agent on the source server.

  3. Wait until initial sync is finished. After installing the agent, the initial synchronization process performs block-level replication from the source server to the replication server in the staging area.

  4. Launch drill instances. Perform acceptance drills on the servers. After the drill is tested successfully, finalize the drill and delete the instance.

  5. Configure post-launch actions if needed.

  6. Confirm that there is no replication lag.

  7. Initiate a failover by redirecting traffic.

  8. Confirm that the Recovery instance was launched successfully.

  9. To recover your data, initiate a failback.

  10. Complete the failback.

  11. Return to normal operations.

For service quotas and limits, see AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery endpoints and quotas.

Resources

The following free technical trainings are available for DRS: