Amazon Application Recovery Controller lab

 AWS Application Recovery Controller (ARC) is a managed service that helps you create, manage, and test recovery plans for your applications. It simplifies the process of ensuring business continuity and disaster recovery.

1. Prerequisites

• An AWS account
• An existing application or workload to be protected

2. Create a Recovery Plan

• Navigate to ARC: In the AWS Management Console, search for "Application Recovery Controller" and select the service.
• Create a recovery plan: Click on "Create recovery plan".
• Provide details: Give your recovery plan a name and description.
• Choose a recovery type: Select the appropriate recovery type (e.g., failover, failback).
• Create the plan: Click "Create recovery plan".

creating a recovery plan in ARC

3. Add Resources to the Recovery Plan

• Select your plan: Click on the recovery plan you just created.
• Add resources: Click on "Add resources".
• Choose resource types: Select the types of resources you want to include (e.g., EC2 instances, RDS instances).
• Add resources: Search for and select the specific resources you want to protect.
• Add to plan: Click "Add to plan".

adding resources to a recovery plan in ARC

4. Configure Recovery Settings

• Select your plan: Click on the recovery plan you just created.
• Configure settings: Click on "Configure settings".
• Set recovery options: Define recovery options like failover criteria, failback strategies, and recovery time objectives (RTOs).
• Save settings: Click "Save".

configuring recovery settings in ARC

5. Test the Recovery Plan

• Select your plan: Click on the recovery plan you just created.
• Test the plan: Click on "Test recovery plan".
• Initiate test: Follow the prompts to initiate a test failover.
• Validate recovery: Verify that your application is successfully running in the target environment.

testing a recovery plan in ARC

Additional Steps

• Create recovery groups: Organize resources into recovery groups for better management.
• Integrate with other AWS services: ARC can be integrated with other AWS services like AWS Systems Manager for automation and AWS CloudWatch for monitoring.
• Customize recovery plans: Tailor recovery plans to meet specific business requirements.