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Disaster recovery runbook - Pre 2025.09.00

reference Facts, options, APIs

On this page

• Automation account
• Input parameters
• Process

The disaster recovery runbook can be triggered manually or on a set schedule. It is responsible for orchestrating the backup > copy > restore process.

This runbook is a PowerShell script, which CluedIn will provide as needed.

Prerequisites

• An active CluedIn cluster with a valid license (and/or a passive CluedIn cluster)
• The runbook script
• An automation account
• The backup runbook
• The copy runbook
• The restore runbook
• A storage account
• Sufficient permissions

Automation account

An automation account must be provided. The runbook will be installed into the the automation account. The three dependent runbooks must already be installed. Typically, the runbook should be scheduled to run once a day outside of office hours.

Input parameters

Parameter	Default	Description
CustomerName	required	Name of customer
Subscription	required	ID of the Azure subscription
SourceResourceGroup	required	Name of resource group where source AKS cluster is located
TargetResourceGroup	required`	Name of resource group where target AKS cluster is located
TargetStorageAccount	required	Name of target storage account
SourceSnapshotResourceGroup	required	Name of resource group containing source snapshots
TargetSnapshotResourceGroup	required	Name of resource group containing copied snapshots
ScaledownDR	true	Scales down a DR cluster after a successful restoer

Process

Scaling down of the DR environment following a successful restore is optional.