> And most places have backups, but they don't practice entire restores
Or worse, they only practice part of it. Only once in my career have I seen a "restore.txt" that didn't start with something along the lines of "connect to $server".
Ok, that assumes a LOT is already in place. Where is the "restore.txt" that goes over how to get $network up so that I can resolve the IP(s) for the server I need to restore?
I can't prove it, but I suspect that most businesses know deep down that they _cant_ do a "black start" and they know that even a practice run is likely to find some pretty basic and embarrassing issues that will just be too costly to address.
Or worse, they only practice part of it. Only once in my career have I seen a "restore.txt" that didn't start with something along the lines of "connect to $server".
Ok, that assumes a LOT is already in place. Where is the "restore.txt" that goes over how to get $network up so that I can resolve the IP(s) for the server I need to restore?
I can't prove it, but I suspect that most businesses know deep down that they _cant_ do a "black start" and they know that even a practice run is likely to find some pretty basic and embarrassing issues that will just be too costly to address.