Q: When was the last DR test?
A: The last DSB DR test was invoked against the DSB UAT environment, between the 17th February – 4th March 2023. The last DSB DR test was invoked against the DSB Production environment on Saturday 18th February 2023.
Q: How long did the DSB take to complete the invocation?
A: The DSB successfully completed the invocation to the secondary region in 2.5 hours. The RTO (recovery time objective) is 4 hours.
Q: When is the next DR test?
A: The DSB plans to undertake a further test in the UAT environment from Saturday 15th June – Saturday 29th June 2024. Pending results on this DR test, the DSB plans to undertake testing in the Production environment from Sunday 21st July – Sunday 4th August 2024 . Tests will be undertaken during the downtime window and is not expected to impact clients.
The link to the notification sent to users on 30th May 2024, can be found here.
Q: What were the results of the latest DR test?
A:The DSB Successfully completed testing in the UAT environment on Saturday 15th June.
The RTO (Recovery Time Objective) was 3.5 hours and the RPO (Recovery Point Objective) was 0 hours.
The Production environment test is pending and will be carried out Sunday 21st July – Sunday 4th August 2024.