Description:

This policy ensures that the production environment is replicated to a disaster recovery facility. This is important to ensure that the production environment can be restored in the event of a disaster.

Rationale:

A disaster can occur at any time, and it is important to be prepared for the worst. By replicating the production environment to a disaster recovery facility, you can ensure that your business can continue to operate even if the primary production environment is unavailable.

Impact:

The impact of not having the production environment replicated to a disaster recovery facility can be significant. If the primary production environment is unavailable, your business may be unable to operate. This can lead to lost revenue, customer dissatisfaction, and damage to your reputation.

Default Value:

AWS recommends that organizations replicate their production environments to a disaster recovery facility. This can be done using a variety of methods, such as:

  • Using a third-party disaster recovery service
  • Using AWS services, such as AWS Backup or AWS Site Recovery

Pre-requisites:

To implement this policy, you will need to have access to the production environment and the disaster recovery facility. You will also need to have the appropriate permissions to replicate the environment.

Remediation Steps:

The following steps can be used to remediate this policy:

  1. Identify the production environment that needs to be replicated.
  2. Select a replication method.
  3. Configure the replication method.
  4. Test the replication method.
  5. Document the replication process.

Test Plan:

The following steps can be used to test the replication process:

  1. Verify that the production environment has been replicated successfully.
  2. Test the ability to restore the production environment from the disaster recovery facility.

Implementation Plan:

The following steps can be used to implement the replication process:

  1. Select a replication method.
  2. Configure the replication method.
  3. Test the replication method.
  4. Document the replication process.

AWS CLI Process:

The following command can be used to replicate a production environment to a disaster recovery facility using the AWS CLI:

aws backup create-restore-job --restore-job-name my-restore-job --source-backup-vault my-backup-vault --source-selection my-backup-selection --target-backup-vault my-target-backup-vault

Using AWS GUI:

The following steps can be used to replicate a production environment to a disaster recovery facility using the AWS Management Console:

  1. Go to the AWS Management Console.
  2. Click on the "Backup" service.
  3. Click on the "Restore Jobs" tab.
  4. Click on the "Create Restore Job" button.
  5. Enter the name of the restore job.
  6. Select the source backup vault.
  7. Select the source selection.
  8. Select the target backup vault.
  9. Click on the "Create Restore Job" button.

Backout Plan:

The following steps can be used to revoke the changes made to implement this policy:

  1. Delete the restore job.
  2. Delete the backup job.

Note:

  • This policy is not intended to replace the need for a comprehensive disaster recovery plan.
  • This policy is specific to AWS resources. Other resources, such as on-premises servers, may require different replication procedures.

Reference:

  • AWS Backup documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/
  • AWS Disaster Recovery whitepaper: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/disaster-recovery-workloads-on-aws/

Section 2:

  • Tags: disaster recovery, replication, production environment
  • Keywords: AWS, Backup, Site Recovery