DATABASES.HOW — RECOVERY WORKSHEET

Service and critical workflow: ____. Recovery owner: ____. Alternate operator: ____.

RPO: ____ minutes. RTO: ____ minutes. Agreed definition of usable: ____.

Backup identifier and recoverable timestamp: ____. Retention deadline: ____. Required WAL range, if applicable: ____.

Backup location: ____. Decryption/access procedure reference: ____. Independent copy location: ____.

Scratch destination: ____. PostgreSQL version, extensions, roles, and external dependencies: ____.

Verification queries and expected results: ____. Application checks and evidence location: ____.

Disruption time: ____. Access ready: ____. Download complete: ____. Restore complete: ____. Application verified: ____.

Measured recovery time: ____. Recoverable data gap: ____. Target met: ____. Fix, owner, and due date: ____.

Next drill date: ____. Person responsible for removing scratch data and temporary archives: ____. Cleanup verified: ____.

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