> > Donnelly, John P wrote: > > ..just curious...what is frequency and duration of an exercise? > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > Mark Jacobs wrote: > > How much money do you want to spend? We perform ours twice a year, 48 > hours each test. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > We do the basically the same for our general test. However, we have some specialized systems, like our Tandem that runs wire transfer, that we test more often. It depends on several things
1. How much do you want to spend in money and people hours (which translates to money). 2. Do you have your own DR site or are you buying DR support from a company like SunGard. If you're buying your DR support that translates to more money because you'll be renting their facility while you do your test. Also, you'll have to coordinate with them as to the days/times you can test. 3. Do you want to do a "planned" or "unplanned" test. By a planned test I mean one where everyone knows when your going to test and what your going to test ahead of time. An unplanned test would be one where upper management declares that a disaster has just occurred and you need to go to your DR site. They might also declare certain key personnel (like your lead MVS sysprog) as victims of the disaster which means they won't be able to take part in the test. That's to see if you have well written procedures in place that an intelligent, but untrained, person can follow. The unplanned test is more revealing of how well you're prepared, but it is also harder and more expensive to accomplish. Tom Kelman Enterprise Capacity Planner Commerce Bank of Kansas City (816) 760-7632 ***************************************************************************** If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. ***************************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
