Disaster recovery planning

Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) reduces the business impact of a disaster. DRP ensures that the business supported by the data center remains viable. In the event of a disaster at the primary data center, full operations and production work would move to a secondary data center. By using IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS to direct the recovery effort, you can ensure that the required recoveries are run in sequence, with minimal delays, and that every error is detected and reported. This chapter describes:

• Designing your IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS DRP.
• Implementing your IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS DRP.

Before you plan for the recovery of data, have a good understanding of the comprehensive built-in recovery actions provided by Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS. This reading is recommended:

• The Installation Guide chapter on IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS configurations
• Current® plan reference information in the chapter about producing the current plan, which is described in Managing the Workload
• Backup and recovery of data sets.