Restore Verification Mini-Runbook (Used inside ORB)
Purpose
Prove what’s real: can you restore, how long does it take, and what breaks.
Step 1 — Choose the restore target (client agrees)
A) File set restore to a safe location (recommended)
B) Mailbox recovery
C) VM/server restore
D) SaaS dataset export + recovery path
Step 2 — Define success (write it down)
- What “restored” means:
- Acceptable downtime (RTO):
- Acceptable data loss (RPO):
- Validation method:
Step 3 — Execute restore (document)
- Start time:
- Steps taken:
- Tools used:
- Blockers encountered:
- End time:
- Result: Pass / Partial / Fail
Step 4 — Validate
- Open files / check integrity
- Confirm permissions/access
- Confirm completeness (spot check)
- Confirm the process can be repeated
Step 5 — Findings
- What worked well:
- What failed:
- What to fix first:
Step 6 — Update the runbook
- Save a cleaned step-by-step as a runbook for the client.
Evidence to capture
- Backup job coverage screenshot (sanitized)
- Restore job result screenshot
- Time-to-restore measurement