What happens during a failback process?

During a failback process, the system recovers and resumes operations, taking over from the secondary server that was handling operations during a failure or outage. This process typically occurs after the primary system has been restored and is ready to take over its usual functions.

In IT disaster recovery and business continuity planning, failback is an essential component that ensures operations return to the primary infrastructure after a disruption. The failback process often involves validating that the primary system is fully operational and that all data and configurations are current. This transition ensures that business operations can resume with minimal disruption, restoring normal functionality and performance.

The primary system being decommissioned does not occur in this context, as the goal of failback is to reinstate it as the main operational system. Data deletion would be counterproductive during failback, as the objective is to recover and reintegrate the primary system seamlessly. An upgrade to the backup server is also disconnected from the failback process, which focuses on transitioning back to the primary system rather than enhancing the secondary server.