System
Hosting
BDS
maintains two independent and totally redundant data
sites located 27 miles apart for redundancy live disaster
recovery. This redundant architecture provides fail-safe
performance should a client’s application or database
become unavailable due to communication or hardware
issues.
Each
site maintains a full complement of application, database,
and email servers that provide duplicate capacity. Server
file structures are “clustered” to maintain
real-time duplication of inbound and outbound data files,
update scripts, and any other system support files.
Database servers at each site use Microsoft® SQL
Server technology and are synchronized in real-time
providing a virtual database for our clients.
A
dedicated T-1 Line provided by SBC ensures high-capacity,
real-time communications between The Woodlands and CyrusOne
site. For frame relay customers, access to both data
centers is provided via dual frame ports for optimum
communications and system redundancy.
At
the client’s option, its hosted databases, module
applications, and raw data files are replicated real-time
at an alternate location to provide additional insurance
against downtime due to primary data center disaster
or unavailability. This secondary system, run as a “hot-site”,
can be brought online within hours. The CyrusOne site
is a fully staffed “co-location” site that
provides full back-up capabilities with consistent power
supplied by backup comprised of battery systems and
diesel generators.
An SBC supplied dual-circuit line provides client connections
to both The Woodlands and CyrusOne data centers. BDS
works with individual clients to implement custom network-to-network
security configurations to meet the clients’ requirements.
Redundancy
Test and Disaster Recovery Planning
For
all its clients, BDS recommends the development of a
plan, customized to each client and its interfaces,
to recover from unavailability of one of BDS’
data centers. The BDS Disaster Recovery Plan, developed
over a two-week period, provides:
- Documentation
of system interfaces
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Definition of alternate IP address schema
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Alternate ftp setup for file transfer recovery
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Definition of personnel involved in the recovery
and contact information
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Step-by-step recovery process
-
Step-by-step drill process
BDS
will work with its hosted client to develop the Disaster
Recovery Plan, then plan and execute a drill to test
the effectiveness of the plan. A copy of the boilerplate
plan can be provided to the prospective client.
Contact us at sales@railtrac.com
or 281-362-1513.
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