Recovery Scenario Builder (COBIT DSS04)

Overview

Draft IT recovery plans for Total Site Loss and Single Service Outage. Ensure HA matches business criticality. Includes DR test integrity check (failover tests vs tabletop only).

Example Conversation

You: We need a recovery plan for Total Site Loss and Single Service Outage, and I want to make sure our testing schedule includes real failover tests, not just tabletop exercises.

Agent: I’ll draft the recovery scenarios (steps, RTO/RPO), then a testing schedule that includes actual failover tests, and run dr_test_integrity_check.

Agent: Created recovery-plan-dss04.md. Running dr_test_integrity_check…

Agent: FAIL — the testing schedule mentions tabletop exercises but no actual failover test. I’ve added: “Quarterly failover test (DR site); annual full DR test. Tabletop exercises monthly.” Re-running…

Agent: PASS — the schedule now includes actual failover tests. The plan is ready for BCP alignment.

What the Tools Validate

dr_test_integrity_check validates the recovery plan or testing schedule document (Markdown or text):

• Detection: Looks for a “testing schedule” or “test plan” section. Checks for “tabletop” or “walkthrough” exercises and for “failover test”, “actual/live failover”, “DR test”, or “technical recovery test”.
• Rule: The schedule must include at least one actual failover test (or equivalent). If it only mentions tabletop/walkthrough exercises without any real failover test, the check FAILs.
• Output: PASS if actual failover tests are documented; FAIL if only tabletop exercises are present. Add real failover tests to the schedule and re-run (DSS04).

Output Excerpt

Recovery and testing (excerpt):

## Scenarios (DSS04)

- **Total Site Loss:** Failover to DR site; RTO 4h, RPO 1h. Steps: 1. Declare; 2. DNS cutover; 3. Verify services.
- **Single Service Outage:** Restore from HA or backup; RTO 1h.

## Testing schedule

- **Monthly:** Tabletop exercise (scenario walkthrough).
- **Quarterly:** Failover test to DR (technical recovery validation).
- **Annual:** Full DR test (end-to-end).

dr_test_integrity_check report (excerpt):

=== DR TEST INTEGRITY CHECK (DSS04) ===
Result: PASS

Document: recovery-plan-dss04.md
Actual failover / DR test found in schedule.
Not tabletop-only.
Testing schedule includes actual failover tests.

Getting Started

Add your RTO/RPO, service list, and any existing runbooks to the project workspace, then activate the Recovery Scenario Builder (COBIT DSS04) skill. The agent will draft the recovery plan and testing schedule and run dr_test_integrity_check until actual failover tests are included.