To avoid data loss, it is essential that you have a solid backup and recovery strategy in place. If a situation occurs resulting in the loss or damage of online data, you can restore the production system quickly with minimal or no loss of data.
Disaster recovery for database servers is more complicated than for file servers. Follow the guidelines in the documentation for your database platform when creating and maintaining your disaster recovery plan.
Tips for Disaster Recovery
- Always back up your database logs and data on a different physical drive than the one you use to run InterAction. This makes recovery easier if a hard drive fails.
- Test your recovery plan to make sure the process works correctly before you are in a situation where you need to recover your database.
- Back up your database on a regular basis. This should be done at least daily, if not several times a day.