DR Strategy Workshop: RPO/RTO Decision Framework
Analyze business scenarios with different RPO/RTO constraints, implement the backup-restore and pilot-light DR patterns, then compare them against warm standby on cost.
Lab Overview
In this scenario-based workshop you are given three business scenarios with different Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) requirements. For each scenario you will select the correct AWS disaster recovery pattern. You implement the backup-restore and pilot-light patterns hands-on, then compare all three against warm standby by monthly cost.
You'll learn to:
- Map RPO/RTO requirements to DR patterns (backup-restore, pilot light, warm standby)
- Create AWS Backup vaults and backup plans for automated protection
- Configure S3 cross-region replication for pilot-light data synchronization
- Create stopped EC2 pilot-light instances with pre-configured user data
- Set up Route 53 health checks for failover readiness
- Compare cost profiles across DR strategies to make informed decisions
Key Resources:
What You'll Learn
Map RPO and RTO business requirements to AWS DR strategies
Implement a backup-restore pattern using AWS Backup
Configure pilot-light infrastructure with S3 CRR and stopped EC2 instances
Create Route 53 health checks for failover detection
Compare cost profiles of backup-restore, pilot light, and warm standby
Prerequisites
Basic AWS CLI familiarity
Understanding of VPCs and subnets
Familiarity with RDS, S3, and EC2 concepts
Technologies Covered
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This lab is part of the AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) course
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