Disaster Recovery Plans

University of Virginia Network Failsafe and Disaster Recovery Plans

A Thesis in TCC 402 Presented to The Faculty of the School of Engineering and Applied Science University of Virginia In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Computer Networks) by Mike Newborn March 23, 1998

On my honor as a University student, on this assignment I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid as defined by the Honor Guidelines for Papers in TCC Courses.

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Approved Mark Smith (Type Name) Approved Paul Sutter (Type Name)

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Mike Newborn

Undergraduate Thesis

Preface

I would like to express my thanks to Mark Smith for all of his invaluable help on this project.

University of Virginia Network Failsafe and Disaster Recovery Plans

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Undergraduate Thesis

Table of Contents

PREFACE ...............................................................................................................................................I TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................... II TABLE OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................................... III GLOSSARY OF TERMS..................................................................................................................... IV EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT ........................................................................................V CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH BACKGROUND INFORMATION.......................................................... 8 CHAPTER 3: THE DISASTER RECOVERY...