Pilot Rollback Plan

A critical part of your pilot plan is the rollback procedure you will use should the pilot fail. Develop a detailed procedure that explains when and how to make backups and how to restore them. For example, will you use image copies or incremental backups? Document the backup and restore process, and test it. Choose a safe place to store the backup media and include the location in your rollback plan.

Specify the criteria for when to use the rollback procedure. For example, you might establish a system for classifying the severity of problems and describe which levels warrant backing out of the pilot. You also might decide to have different rollback plans for different types of problems. For example, you might develop one procedure for backing out the entire pilot if the problem is pervasive and another procedure for backing out specific components if the problem is isolated. You might want an additional procedure for recovering from severe data corruption in your directory service.

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