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I have Azure based VM's which is having Web tier and SQL Server database hosted on Azure VM's. I want to setup DR strategy for my application. Can someone assist me step by step? I am new in Azure.
It's awesome summary you shared. But let me understand few more things for web tier first:
I am planning to setup Zonal level DR, not reginal level DR due to network complexity.
For setting up Zonal level DR, we need recivery service vaults and storage accounts to be setup. Apart from that:
1) Do I need to select Target resource group same as what we have for source resource group?
2) Which failover subnet need to select? Can I select subnet same as what we have for source VM?
3) In case my Web tier is down but DB tier is UP, is this OK to connect DR Web tier with production DB tier? or should I just switch App and DB tier both on DR site?
Anything else do I need to take care here?
I am planning to setup Zonal level DR, not reginal level DR due to network complexity.
For setting up Zonal level DR, we need recivery service vaults and storage accounts to be setup. Apart from that:
1) Do I need to select Target resource group same as what we have for source resource group?
2) Which failover subnet need to select? Can I select subnet same as what we have for source VM?
3) In case my Web tier is down but DB tier is UP, is this OK to connect DR Web tier with production DB tier? or should I just switch App and DB tier both on DR site?
Anything else do I need to take care here?
Hi thereIamKishor
Setting up Zonal level DR within the same Azure region can make network management a bit easier. Here’s how to do it:
1. Resource Group: Create a separate resource group for your DR resources to keep things organized.
2. Subnet: Use a different subnet in the same VNet, but make sure it’s in a different availability zone.
3. Web and DB failover:
- If needed, connect your DR Web tier to the production DB.
- It’s usually better to switch both Web and DB tiers to the DR site for consistency.
4. Additional steps: Make sure network settings are the same, update your app settings, and regularly test your DR setup.
Hope this helps!, Tony
- Thanks.
Let me try this. Planning to execute DR plan with Azure experts and will share outcome.