Chapter 13. Preparing Your Hardware

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Although it is scary to prepare for a break-in, it is time and money well-spent. It will enable you to recover much faster, often in a few minutes instead of many hours or even days. It should be done for the same reason that off-site backups are done, to reduce the harm to your entity in the event of a serious problem. It is another type of insurance; you hope you will not need it, but it sure will be important if you do.

The topics covered in this chapter include:

• "Timing Is Everything" on page 545

• "Advanced Preparation" on page 547

• "Switch to Auxiliary Control (Hot Backups)" on page 549

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