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Simple Disaster Recovery Plan Template EXCEL

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Standard Operating Procedure

Registry ID: TR-SIMPLE-D

Disaster Recovery (DR) Management System

1. System Overview & Purpose

Purpose: Centralized repository for infrastructure, recovery contacts, and restoration sequencing to minimize Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) during catastrophic system failure.
Scope: Mission-critical hardware, software, cloud services, and personnel contact trees.
Update Cadence: Quarterly review (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) or immediately following major infrastructure architectural changes.

2. Data Structure & Column Definitions

Field Name	Data Type	Validation Rules
Asset ID	String	Unique Alphanumeric (e.g., SRV-001)
System Name	String	Required
Criticality	Dropdown	Low, Medium, High, Mission Critical
RTO (Hours)	Numeric	Must be > 0
RPO (Hours)	Numeric	Must be > 0
Owner	Contact	Name/Email reference
Status	Dropdown	Active, Maintenance, Retired
Last Test Date	Date	Format: YYYY-MM-DD

3. Master Data Table (Mock Data)

Asset ID	System Name	Criticality	RTO	RPO	Owner	Status	Last Test
SRV-001	Primary DB	Mission Critical	1	0.5	J. Doe	Active	2023-11-15
SRV-002	ERP Suite	High	4	1	A. Smith	Active	2023-10-12
NET-001	Edge Router	High	2	0	B. King	Active	2023-12-01
APP-005	Email Server	Medium	8	4	J. Doe	Active	2023-09-20
SRV-008	Archive Store	Low	24	24	S. Lee	Maintenance	2023-08-05
CLD-001	Cloud Auth	Mission Critical	0.5	0	A. Smith	Active	2024-01-10
APP-010	CRM Portal	High	4	2	B. King	Active	2023-12-15
SRV-012	Backup Proxy	High	2	0	S. Lee	Active	2024-01-05

4. Key Formulas & Calculation Logic

Total Critical Assets: =COUNTIF(C2:C9, "Mission Critical")
Average RTO: =AVERAGE(D2:D9)
Days Since Last Test: =TODAY() - H2
Alert (Overdue): =IF(H2 < (TODAY()-90), "EXPIRED", "VALID")
Weighted Risk Score: =[RTO]*[RPO] (Used for prioritization in high-load scenarios)

5. Summary KPI Dashboard

Metric	Value	Status
Active Critical Systems	2	Stable
System RTO Average	5.8 Hrs	Within SLA
Assets Pending DR Test (>90d)	3	Action Required
Recovery Readiness Score	62.5%	Needs Review

6. Standard Operating Workflow

Identification: Add new infrastructure assets to the Master Data Table immediately upon provisioning.
Assessment: Assign Criticality tiers based on Business Impact Analysis (BIA).
Validation: Perform quarterly DR drills. Update the Last Test Date field upon completion.
Audit: Run the Alert formula check to identify assets that have not been tested in over 90 days.
Reporting: Present the Summary KPI Dashboard to stakeholders at the start of every fiscal quarter to secure budget/resource allocation for identified gaps.

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