Custodia Registry · A03
Backup and recovery
30 minutes. · 10 slides
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Your task and authority
- Confirm your assigned duties
- Use the fictional training case
- Verify the result and its history
Learning outcome
Operator can describe a verified recovery process without mistaking a checklist tick for a backup.
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Our audience is Authorized technical operators. Before the demonstration, confirm these prerequisites: C01, C02; fictional training record and approved account. The action-level access conditions are: backups.manage; operational deployment authorization separately. Check the actual account and record state. The goal is not simply to find a button: Operator can describe a verified recovery process without mistaking a checklist tick for a backup.
Backup helper status
- Review the backup helper status and approved checklist.
What to check
Read the helper checklist and its recorded completion state. A completion flag describes administration of the task. It does not prove that a usable backup file exists.
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Review the backup helper status and approved checklist. Read the helper checklist and its recorded completion state. A completion flag describes administration of the task. It does not prove that a usable backup file exists. As we work through this example, identify the record or account involved and point out the evidence that confirms this step. If the expected control or result is missing, pause and explain the condition before continuing.
Recovery components
- Identify database, uploads and configuration components required for recovery.
What to check
Identify the database, uploads and required configuration in the approved recovery plan. A database-only copy may not restore linked files. Keep secret configuration under the organization’s controlled process.
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Identify database, uploads and configuration components required for recovery. Identify the database, uploads and required configuration in the approved recovery plan. A database-only copy may not restore linked files. Keep secret configuration under the organization’s controlled process. As we work through this example, identify the record or account involved and point out the evidence that confirms this step. If the expected control or result is missing, pause and explain the condition before continuing.
Evidence of a backup
- Examine sanitized evidence of an actual completed backup before marking completion.
What to check
Examine the sanitized record of an actual backup and its storage location before marking completion. Check the intended date and scope. The lesson does not create or validate a production backup.
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Examine sanitized evidence of an actual completed backup before marking completion. Examine the sanitized record of an actual backup and its storage location before marking completion. Check the intended date and scope. The lesson does not create or validate a production backup. As we work through this example, identify the record or account involved and point out the evidence that confirms this step. If the expected control or result is missing, pause and explain the condition before continuing.
Isolated restore drill
- Explain a separately approved isolated restore drill and its validation.
What to check
Describe the separately approved target and checks for a restore drill. Verify restored data and files in isolation. Never use a live restore as an ordinary classroom exercise.
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Explain a separately approved isolated restore drill and its validation. Describe the separately approved target and checks for a restore drill. Verify restored data and files in isolation. Never use a live restore as an ordinary classroom exercise. As we work through this example, identify the record or account involved and point out the evidence that confirms this step. If the expected control or result is missing, pause and explain the condition before continuing.
Upgrade and signing handoff
- Review the upgrade/migration and trusted release-signing handoff.
What to check
Review who owns migration, release verification and signing responsibilities. A trusted release and a recoverable backup solve different problems. Keep private signing keys outside the teaching material.
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Review the upgrade/migration and trusted release-signing handoff. Review who owns migration, release verification and signing responsibilities. A trusted release and a recoverable backup solve different problems. Keep private signing keys outside the teaching material. As we work through this example, identify the record or account involved and point out the evidence that confirms this step. If the expected control or result is missing, pause and explain the condition before continuing.
Exceptions and recovery
- Identify the blocked condition
- Preserve the relevant evidence
- Use the authorized next step
Important boundary
This outline authorizes no backup restoration, database rebuild, migration or private-key operation. Use a tabletop unless the exact environment and operation are approved.
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Consider the exception before deciding to retry. This outline authorizes no backup restoration, database rebuild, migration or private-key operation. Use a tabletop unless the exact environment and operation are approved. Explain what you expected and what was actually shown. Keep the record identifier and sanitized error context, then refer the issue to the person responsible for that decision. A missing or blocked control is not a reason to borrow a more powerful account.
Guided practice
- Work within the assigned role
- Show the resulting state
- Explain one exception
Your exercise
Review a tabletop recovery plan with a database copy but missing uploads. Explain the gap and the evidence needed to claim successful recovery.
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Now use the approved fictional example. Review a tabletop recovery plan with a database copy but missing uploads. Explain the gap and the evidence needed to claim successful recovery. Explain the identity, current state and intended action before acting. At the end, show the evidence of the result and name the next responsible person if the workflow cannot proceed. Destructive actions and live external sends are discussed using prepared examples.
Practice debrief
- Correct identity and authority
- Traceable result and history
- A justified next step
Expected answer
The learner rejects a checklist tick as proof, identifies missing components and requires an isolated restore result before claiming recovery readiness.
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The answer should establish the following: The learner rejects a checklist tick as proof, identifies missing components and requires an isolated restore result before claiming recovery readiness. Walk through the evidence in the same order as the workflow. Explain the specific boundary discussed in this lesson. If a result could not be established, report it as unverified and identify what would be needed to complete the task.