Automate backup, recovery, and failover procedures for high availability
Disaster recovery automation ensures business continuity through automated backup, replication, failover, and recovery procedures. By automating DR workflows, organizations can minimize downtime, meet recovery objectives (RTO/RPO), and ensure data integrity during catastrophic failures.
Why DR Automation Matters:
Real-World Applications: Automated database backups with point-in-time recovery, multi-region failover for web applications, automated disaster recovery testing, backup validation and integrity checks, infrastructure snapshot management, and cross-cloud disaster recovery orchestration.
Automated backup systems ensure data is consistently protected with scheduled backups, validation, encryption, and retention policies. Recovery automation enables rapid restoration with minimal downtime.
Database Backup Automation:
1import subprocess
2import boto3
3from datetime import datetime, timedelta
4from typing import Dict, List, Optional
5from dataclasses import dataclass
6import hashlib
7import gzip
8import shutil
9import os
10import logging
11
12logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
13
14@dataclass
15class BackupMetadata:
16 """Backup metadata"""
17 backup_id: str
18 timestamp: datetime
19 database_name: str
20 size_bytes: int
21 location: str
22 checksum: str
23 backup_type: str # full, incremental, differential
24 status: str # success, failed, in_progress
25
26class DatabaseBackupAutomation:
27 """
28 Automated database backup system
29 """
30
31 def __init__(
32 self,
33 db_host: str = 'localhost',
34 db_port: int = 5432,
35 s3_bucket: str = 'backup-bucket'
36 ):
37 self.db_host = db_host
38 self.db_port = db_port
39 self.s3_bucket = s3_bucket
40 self.s3_client = boto3.client('s3')
41 self.backup_dir = '/var/backups'
42
43 def create_database_backup(
44 self,
45 database: str,
46 backup_type: str = 'full'
47 ) -> BackupMetadata:
48 """
49 Create database backup
50
51 Args:
52 database: Database name
53 backup_type: full, incremental, or differential
54
55 Returns:
56 Backup metadata
57 """
58 timestamp = datetime.now()
59 backup_id = f"{database}_{timestamp.strftime('%Y%m%d_%H%M%S')}"
60 backup_file = f"{self.backup_dir}/{backup_id}.sql"
61
62 logger.info(f"๐ฆ Creating {backup_type} backup for {database}")
63
64 try:
65 # PostgreSQL backup using pg_dump
66 cmd = [
67 'pg_dump',
68 '-h', self.db_host,
69 '-p', str(self.db_port),
70 '-U', 'postgres',
71 '-F', 'c', # Custom format (compressed)
72 '-f', backup_file,
73 database
74 ]
75
76 result = subprocess.run(
77 cmd,
78 capture_output=True,
79 text=True,
80 timeout=3600
81 )
82
83 if result.returncode != 0:
84 raise Exception(f"Backup failed: {result.stderr}")
85
86 # Compress backup
87 compressed_file = f"{backup_file}.gz"
88 with open(backup_file, 'rb') as f_in:
89 with gzip.open(compressed_file, 'wb') as f_out:
90 shutil.copyfileobj(f_in, f_out)
91
92 # Calculate checksum
93 checksum = self._calculate_checksum(compressed_file)
94
95 # Get file size
96 size_bytes = os.path.getsize(compressed_file)
97
98 # Upload to S3
99 s3_key = f"backups/{database}/{backup_id}.sql.gz"
100 self.s3_client.upload_file(
101 compressed_file,
102 self.s3_bucket,
103 s3_key,
104 ExtraArgs={
105 'ServerSideEncryption': 'AES256',
106 'Metadata': {
107 'checksum': checksum,
108 'backup-type': backup_type,
109 'timestamp': timestamp.isoformat()
110 }
111 }
112 )
113
114 logger.info(f"โ
Backup uploaded to s3://{self.s3_bucket}/{s3_key}")
115
116 # Cleanup local files
117 os.remove(backup_file)
118 os.remove(compressed_file)
119
120 return BackupMetadata(
121 backup_id=backup_id,
122 timestamp=timestamp,
123 database_name=database,
124 size_bytes=size_bytes,
125 location=f"s3://{self.s3_bucket}/{s3_key}",
126 checksum=checksum,
127 backup_type=backup_type,
128 status='success'
129 )
130
131 except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
132 logger.error(f"โ Backup timeout for {database}")
133 raise
134 except Exception as e:
135 logger.error(f"โ Backup failed: {e}")
136 raise
137
138 def _calculate_checksum(self, file_path: str) -> str:
139 """Calculate SHA256 checksum"""
140 sha256 = hashlib.sha256()
141 with open(file_path, 'rb') as f:
142 for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(4096), b''):
143 sha256.update(chunk)
144 return sha256.hexdigest()
145
146 def restore_database(
147 self,
148 backup_id: str,
149 target_database: str
150 ) -> bool:
151 """
152 Restore database from backup
153
154 Args:
155 backup_id: Backup ID to restore
156 target_database: Target database name
157
158 Returns:
159 True if successful
160 """
161 logger.info(f"๐ Restoring {target_database} from {backup_id}")
162
163 try:
164 # Download from S3
165 s3_key = f"backups/{target_database}/{backup_id}.sql.gz"
166 local_file = f"{self.backup_dir}/{backup_id}.sql.gz"
167 decompressed_file = f"{self.backup_dir}/{backup_id}.sql"
168
169 self.s3_client.download_file(
170 self.s3_bucket,
171 s3_key,
172 local_file
173 )
174
175 # Verify checksum
176 response = self.s3_client.head_object(
177 Bucket=self.s3_bucket,
178 Key=s3_key
179 )
180 expected_checksum = response['Metadata'].get('checksum')
181 actual_checksum = self._calculate_checksum(local_file)
182
183 if expected_checksum != actual_checksum:
184 raise Exception("Checksum mismatch - backup file corrupted")
185
186 # Decompress
187 with gzip.open(local_file, 'rb') as f_in:
188 with open(decompressed_file, 'wb') as f_out:
189 shutil.copyfileobj(f_in, f_out)
190
191 # Restore using pg_restore
192 cmd = [
193 'pg_restore',
194 '-h', self.db_host,
195 '-p', str(self.db_port),
196 '-U', 'postgres',
197 '-d', target_database,
198 '--clean', # Drop objects before recreating
199 '--if-exists',
200 decompressed_file
201 ]
202
203 result = subprocess.run(
204 cmd,
205 capture_output=True,
206 text=True,
207 timeout=3600
208 )
209
210 if result.returncode != 0:
211 raise Exception(f"Restore failed: {result.stderr}")
212
213 logger.info(f"โ
Database restored successfully")
214
215 # Cleanup
216 os.remove(local_file)
217 os.remove(decompressed_file)
218
219 return True
220
221 except Exception as e:
222 logger.error(f"โ Restore failed: {e}")
223 raise
224
225 def cleanup_old_backups(self, retention_days: int = 30) -> List[str]:
226 """
227 Delete backups older than retention period
228
229 Args:
230 retention_days: Number of days to retain backups
231
232 Returns:
233 List of deleted backup IDs
234 """
235 cutoff_date = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=retention_days)
236 deleted_backups = []
237
238 logger.info(f"๐๏ธ Cleaning up backups older than {retention_days} days")
239
240 try:
241 # List all backups
242 response = self.s3_client.list_objects_v2(
243 Bucket=self.s3_bucket,
244 Prefix='backups/'
245 )
246
247 for obj in response.get('Contents', []):
248 # Get backup timestamp from metadata
249 head_response = self.s3_client.head_object(
250 Bucket=self.s3_bucket,
251 Key=obj['Key']
252 )
253
254 timestamp_str = head_response['Metadata'].get('timestamp')
255 if timestamp_str:
256 backup_time = datetime.fromisoformat(timestamp_str)
257
258 if backup_time < cutoff_date:
259 self.s3_client.delete_object(
260 Bucket=self.s3_bucket,
261 Key=obj['Key']
262 )
263 deleted_backups.append(obj['Key'])
264 logger.info(f" Deleted: {obj['Key']}")
265
266 logger.info(f"โ
Cleaned up {len(deleted_backups)} old backups")
267
268 return deleted_backups
269
270 except Exception as e:
271 logger.error(f"โ Cleanup failed: {e}")
272 raise
273
274# Example usage
275backup_system = DatabaseBackupAutomation(
276 db_host='localhost',
277 db_port=5432,
278 s3_bucket='production-backups'
279)
280
281# Create backup
282backup = backup_system.create_database_backup('production_db', backup_type='full')
283print(f"Backup created: {backup.backup_id}")
284print(f"Size: {backup.size_bytes / 1024 / 1024:.2f} MB")
285print(f"Location: {backup.location}")
286
287# Cleanup old backups
288deleted = backup_system.cleanup_old_backups(retention_days=30)
289print(f"Deleted {len(deleted)} old backups")Infrastructure Snapshot Automation:
1import boto3
2from datetime import datetime, timedelta
3from typing import List, Dict
4import time
5
6class InfrastructureSnapshotAutomation:
7 """
8 Automated infrastructure snapshots for disaster recovery
9 """
10
11 def __init__(self, region: str = 'us-east-1'):
12 self.ec2 = boto3.client('ec2', region_name=region)
13 self.region = region
14
15 def create_volume_snapshots(
16 self,
17 tag_filter: Dict[str, str] = None
18 ) -> List[Dict]:
19 """
20 Create snapshots of all EBS volumes matching tag filter
21
22 Args:
23 tag_filter: Tags to filter volumes (e.g., {'Environment': 'production'})
24
25 Returns:
26 List of snapshot details
27 """
28 logger.info("๐ธ Creating volume snapshots")
29
30 snapshots = []
31
32 # Build filters
33 filters = []
34 if tag_filter:
35 for key, value in tag_filter.items():
36 filters.append({
37 'Name': f'tag:{key}',
38 'Values': [value]
39 })
40
41 # Get volumes
42 volumes_response = self.ec2.describe_volumes(Filters=filters)
43
44 for volume in volumes_response['Volumes']:
45 volume_id = volume['VolumeId']
46
47 # Get volume name from tags
48 volume_name = 'Unknown'
49 for tag in volume.get('Tags', []):
50 if tag['Key'] == 'Name':
51 volume_name = tag['Value']
52 break
53
54 # Create snapshot
55 snapshot = self.ec2.create_snapshot(
56 VolumeId=volume_id,
57 Description=f"Automated backup of {volume_name} - {datetime.now().isoformat()}",
58 TagSpecifications=[
59 {
60 'ResourceType': 'snapshot',
61 'Tags': [
62 {'Key': 'Name', 'Value': f"{volume_name}-snapshot"},
63 {'Key': 'AutomatedBackup', 'Value': 'true'},
64 {'Key': 'CreatedAt', 'Value': datetime.now().isoformat()}
65 ]
66 }
67 ]
68 )
69
70 snapshots.append({
71 'snapshot_id': snapshot['SnapshotId'],
72 'volume_id': volume_id,
73 'volume_name': volume_name,
74 'start_time': snapshot['StartTime']
75 })
76
77 logger.info(f" Created snapshot {snapshot['SnapshotId']} for {volume_name}")
78
79 return snapshots
80
81 def wait_for_snapshots(self, snapshot_ids: List[str]) -> bool:
82 """Wait for snapshots to complete"""
83 logger.info("โณ Waiting for snapshots to complete...")
84
85 waiter = self.ec2.get_waiter('snapshot_completed')
86 try:
87 waiter.wait(
88 SnapshotIds=snapshot_ids,
89 WaiterConfig={'Delay': 15, 'MaxAttempts': 120}
90 )
91 logger.info("โ
All snapshots completed")
92 return True
93 except Exception as e:
94 logger.error(f"โ Snapshot wait failed: {e}")
95 return False
96
97# Example: Create snapshots
98snapshot_automation = InfrastructureSnapshotAutomation(region='us-east-1')
99snapshots = snapshot_automation.create_volume_snapshots(
100 tag_filter={'Environment': 'production'}
101)
102print(f"Created {len(snapshots)} snapshots")Backup Automation Best Practices:
Automated failover systems detect failures and switch to standby resources without manual intervention, ensuring minimal downtime and meeting availability SLAs.
DNS-Based Failover Automation:
1import boto3
2from typing import Dict, List, Optional
3from enum import Enum
4import requests
5import time
6
7class HealthStatus(Enum):
8 """Health check status"""
9 HEALTHY = "healthy"
10 UNHEALTHY = "unhealthy"
11 UNKNOWN = "unknown"
12
13class Route53FailoverAutomation:
14 """
15 Automated DNS failover using Route53
16 """
17
18 def __init__(self):
19 self.route53 = boto3.client('route53')
20 self.cloudwatch = boto3.client('cloudwatch')
21
22 def create_health_check(
23 self,
24 endpoint: str,
25 port: int = 443,
26 path: str = '/health',
27 interval: int = 30
28 ) -> str:
29 """
30 Create Route53 health check
31
32 Args:
33 endpoint: Endpoint to monitor
34 port: Port number
35 path: Health check path
36 interval: Check interval in seconds
37
38 Returns:
39 Health check ID
40 """
41 response = self.route53.create_health_check(
42 Type='HTTPS',
43 ResourcePath=path,
44 FullyQualifiedDomainName=endpoint,
45 Port=port,
46 RequestInterval=interval,
47 FailureThreshold=3
48 )
49
50 health_check_id = response['HealthCheck']['Id']
51
52 logger.info(f"โ
Created health check {health_check_id} for {endpoint}")
53
54 return health_check_id
55
56 def configure_failover_routing(
57 self,
58 hosted_zone_id: str,
59 domain_name: str,
60 primary_ip: str,
61 secondary_ip: str,
62 health_check_id: str
63 ):
64 """
65 Configure failover routing policy
66
67 Args:
68 hosted_zone_id: Route53 hosted zone ID
69 domain_name: Domain name
70 primary_ip: Primary server IP
71 secondary_ip: Secondary/failover server IP
72 health_check_id: Health check for primary
73 """
74 # Primary record
75 self.route53.change_resource_record_sets(
76 HostedZoneId=hosted_zone_id,
77 ChangeBatch={
78 'Changes': [
79 {
80 'Action': 'UPSERT',
81 'ResourceRecordSet': {
82 'Name': domain_name,
83 'Type': 'A',
84 'SetIdentifier': 'Primary',
85 'Failover': 'PRIMARY',
86 'TTL': 60,
87 'ResourceRecords': [{'Value': primary_ip}],
88 'HealthCheckId': health_check_id
89 }
90 }
91 ]
92 }
93 )
94
95 # Secondary record
96 self.route53.change_resource_record_sets(
97 HostedZoneId=hosted_zone_id,
98 ChangeBatch={
99 'Changes': [
100 {
101 'Action': 'UPSERT',
102 'ResourceRecordSet': {
103 'Name': domain_name,
104 'Type': 'A',
105 'SetIdentifier': 'Secondary',
106 'Failover': 'SECONDARY',
107 'TTL': 60,
108 'ResourceRecords': [{'Value': secondary_ip}]
109 }
110 }
111 ]
112 }
113 )
114
115 logger.info(f"โ
Configured failover routing for {domain_name}")
116
117 def monitor_failover_status(
118 self,
119 health_check_id: str
120 ) -> HealthStatus:
121 """
122 Monitor health check status
123
124 Args:
125 health_check_id: Health check ID
126
127 Returns:
128 Current health status
129 """
130 response = self.route53.get_health_check_status(
131 HealthCheckId=health_check_id
132 )
133
134 # Check if any checker reports healthy
135 for checker in response['HealthCheckObservations']:
136 if checker['StatusReport']['Status'] == 'Success':
137 return HealthStatus.HEALTHY
138
139 return HealthStatus.UNHEALTHY
140
141# Example: Configure failover
142failover = Route53FailoverAutomation()
143
144# Create health check for primary
145health_check_id = failover.create_health_check(
146 endpoint='primary.example.com',
147 port=443,
148 path='/health'
149)
150
151# Configure failover routing
152failover.configure_failover_routing(
153 hosted_zone_id='Z1234567890ABC',
154 domain_name='app.example.com',
155 primary_ip='10.0.1.100',
156 secondary_ip='10.0.2.100',
157 health_check_id=health_check_id
158)
159
160# Monitor status
161status = failover.monitor_failover_status(health_check_id)
162print(f"Health status: {status.value}")Database Failover Automation:
1import psycopg2
2from psycopg2.extensions import ISOLATION_LEVEL_AUTOCOMMIT
3import time
4
5class DatabaseFailoverAutomation:
6 """
7 Automated database failover (PostgreSQL)
8 """
9
10 def __init__(self, primary_host: str, replica_host: str):
11 self.primary_host = primary_host
12 self.replica_host = replica_host
13
14 def check_replication_lag(self, replica_host: str) -> float:
15 """
16 Check replication lag in seconds
17
18 Args:
19 replica_host: Replica hostname
20
21 Returns:
22 Replication lag in seconds
23 """
24 try:
25 conn = psycopg2.connect(
26 host=replica_host,
27 database='postgres',
28 user='postgres'
29 )
30 conn.set_isolation_level(ISOLATION_LEVEL_AUTOCOMMIT)
31 cur = conn.cursor()
32
33 # Query replication lag
34 cur.execute("""
35 SELECT EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM (now() - pg_last_xact_replay_timestamp()))
36 AS replication_lag_seconds
37 """)
38
39 lag = cur.fetchone()[0]
40 cur.close()
41 conn.close()
42
43 return lag if lag else 0
44
45 except Exception as e:
46 logger.error(f"Failed to check replication lag: {e}")
47 return float('inf')
48
49 def promote_replica_to_primary(self, replica_host: str) -> bool:
50 """
51 Promote replica to primary
52
53 Args:
54 replica_host: Replica to promote
55
56 Returns:
57 True if successful
58 """
59 logger.info(f"๐ Promoting {replica_host} to primary")
60
61 try:
62 conn = psycopg2.connect(
63 host=replica_host,
64 database='postgres',
65 user='postgres'
66 )
67 conn.set_isolation_level(ISOLATION_LEVEL_AUTOCOMMIT)
68 cur = conn.cursor()
69
70 # Promote replica
71 cur.execute("SELECT pg_promote()")
72
73 cur.close()
74 conn.close()
75
76 logger.info(f"โ
Replica promoted to primary")
77
78 return True
79
80 except Exception as e:
81 logger.error(f"โ Promotion failed: {e}")
82 return False
83
84 def automated_failover(self) -> bool:
85 """
86 Execute automated failover procedure
87
88 Returns:
89 True if failover successful
90 """
91 logger.info("๐จ Initiating automated failover")
92
93 # Step 1: Check replication lag
94 lag = self.check_replication_lag(self.replica_host)
95
96 if lag > 60:
97 logger.warning(f"โ ๏ธ High replication lag: {lag:.2f}s")
98 # Wait for lag to reduce
99 time.sleep(30)
100 lag = self.check_replication_lag(self.replica_host)
101
102 if lag > 300:
103 logger.error("โ Replication lag too high for safe failover")
104 return False
105
106 # Step 2: Promote replica
107 if not self.promote_replica_to_primary(self.replica_host):
108 return False
109
110 # Step 3: Update application connection strings
111 self._update_connection_pool(self.replica_host)
112
113 logger.info("โ
Failover completed successfully")
114
115 return True
116
117 def _update_connection_pool(self, new_primary: str):
118 """Update application connection pool"""
119 # In production: Update load balancer, DNS, or connection pool
120 logger.info(f"๐ Updated connection pool to {new_primary}")
121
122# Example: Automated failover
123db_failover = DatabaseFailoverAutomation(
124 primary_host='db-primary.example.com',
125 replica_host='db-replica.example.com'
126)
127
128# Check lag
129lag = db_failover.check_replication_lag('db-replica.example.com')
130print(f"Replication lag: {lag:.2f}s")
131
132# Execute failover if primary fails
133if lag < 60:
134 success = db_failover.automated_failover()
135 print(f"Failover {'successful' if success else 'failed'}")Multi-Region Failover:
1import boto3
2from typing import Dict, List
3
4class MultiRegionFailoverAutomation:
5 """
6 Automated multi-region failover
7 """
8
9 def __init__(self, primary_region: str, failover_region: str):
10 self.primary_region = primary_region
11 self.failover_region = failover_region
12
13 def trigger_multi_region_failover(self) -> Dict:
14 """
15 Trigger multi-region failover
16
17 Returns:
18 Failover status and details
19 """
20 logger.info(f"๐ Triggering failover: {self.primary_region} โ {self.failover_region}")
21
22 results = {
23 'status': 'success',
24 'steps_completed': []
25 }
26
27 # Step 1: Promote RDS read replica
28 rds_primary = boto3.client('rds', region_name=self.primary_region)
29 rds_failover = boto3.client('rds', region_name=self.failover_region)
30
31 # Promote read replica to standalone
32 # (In production: specific DB identifier)
33 logger.info(" 1. Promoting database replica")
34 results['steps_completed'].append('database_promotion')
35
36 # Step 2: Update Route53 to failover region
37 route53 = boto3.client('route53')
38 # Update DNS records to point to failover region
39 logger.info(" 2. Updating DNS to failover region")
40 results['steps_completed'].append('dns_update')
41
42 # Step 3: Scale up compute in failover region
43 ec2_failover = boto3.client('ec2', region_name=self.failover_region)
44 # Start instances or increase Auto Scaling capacity
45 logger.info(" 3. Scaling compute in failover region")
46 results['steps_completed'].append('compute_scaling')
47
48 logger.info("โ
Multi-region failover completed")
49
50 return results
51
52# Example: Multi-region failover
53failover = MultiRegionFailoverAutomation(
54 primary_region='us-east-1',
55 failover_region='us-west-2'
56)
57
58result = failover.trigger_multi_region_failover()
59print(f"Failover status: {result['status']}")
60print(f"Completed steps: {', '.join(result['steps_completed'])}")Failover Automation Best Practices:
Automated DR testing validates recovery procedures work correctly without impacting production systems. Regular testing ensures confidence in disaster scenarios.
Automated DR Test Framework:
1from datetime import datetime
2from typing import Dict, List, Optional
3from dataclasses import dataclass
4from enum import Enum
5import concurrent.futures
6
7class TestStatus(Enum):
8 """DR test status"""
9 PASSED = "passed"
10 FAILED = "failed"
11 SKIPPED = "skipped"
12 IN_PROGRESS = "in_progress"
13
14@dataclass
15class DRTestResult:
16 """DR test result"""
17 test_name: str
18 status: TestStatus
19 duration_seconds: float
20 error_message: Optional[str] = None
21 metadata: Dict = None
22
23class DisasterRecoveryTestAutomation:
24 """
25 Automated disaster recovery testing framework
26 """
27
28 def __init__(self):
29 self.test_results: List[DRTestResult] = []
30
31 def test_backup_restoration(
32 self,
33 backup_id: str,
34 test_database: str
35 ) -> DRTestResult:
36 """
37 Test backup restoration to isolated environment
38
39 Args:
40 backup_id: Backup to test
41 test_database: Isolated test database
42
43 Returns:
44 Test result
45 """
46 start_time = datetime.now()
47 logger.info(f"๐งช Testing backup restoration: {backup_id}")
48
49 try:
50 # Step 1: Restore to test environment
51 backup_system = DatabaseBackupAutomation()
52 backup_system.restore_database(backup_id, test_database)
53
54 # Step 2: Validate data integrity
55 if not self._validate_database_integrity(test_database):
56 raise Exception("Data integrity validation failed")
57
58 # Step 3: Run application smoke tests
59 if not self._run_smoke_tests(test_database):
60 raise Exception("Application smoke tests failed")
61
62 duration = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
63
64 result = DRTestResult(
65 test_name=f"backup_restoration_{backup_id}",
66 status=TestStatus.PASSED,
67 duration_seconds=duration,
68 metadata={'backup_id': backup_id, 'test_database': test_database}
69 )
70
71 logger.info(f"โ
Backup restoration test passed ({duration:.2f}s)")
72
73 except Exception as e:
74 duration = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
75
76 result = DRTestResult(
77 test_name=f"backup_restoration_{backup_id}",
78 status=TestStatus.FAILED,
79 duration_seconds=duration,
80 error_message=str(e)
81 )
82
83 logger.error(f"โ Backup restoration test failed: {e}")
84
85 self.test_results.append(result)
86 return result
87
88 def _validate_database_integrity(self, database: str) -> bool:
89 """Validate database integrity after restoration"""
90 # Run integrity checks
91 # - Check row counts match expected
92 # - Verify referential integrity
93 # - Check for data corruption
94 logger.info(" โ Database integrity validated")
95 return True
96
97 def _run_smoke_tests(self, database: str) -> bool:
98 """Run application smoke tests"""
99 # Test critical application paths
100 # - User authentication
101 # - Data retrieval
102 # - Basic operations
103 logger.info(" โ Smoke tests passed")
104 return True
105
106 def test_failover_procedure(
107 self,
108 primary_endpoint: str,
109 failover_endpoint: str
110 ) -> DRTestResult:
111 """
112 Test automated failover procedure
113
114 Args:
115 primary_endpoint: Primary endpoint
116 failover_endpoint: Failover endpoint
117
118 Returns:
119 Test result
120 """
121 start_time = datetime.now()
122 logger.info(f"๐งช Testing failover: {primary_endpoint} โ {failover_endpoint}")
123
124 try:
125 # Step 1: Simulate primary failure
126 # (In test: don't actually break production)
127
128 # Step 2: Trigger failover
129 failover_system = Route53FailoverAutomation()
130 # Test failover logic without modifying production DNS
131
132 # Step 3: Verify failover endpoint is accessible
133 import requests
134 response = requests.get(f"https://{failover_endpoint}/health", timeout=10)
135
136 if response.status_code != 200:
137 raise Exception(f"Failover endpoint unhealthy: {response.status_code}")
138
139 # Step 4: Verify data consistency
140 # Compare data between primary and failover
141
142 # Step 5: Test rollback
143 # Verify we can roll back to primary
144
145 duration = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
146
147 result = DRTestResult(
148 test_name="failover_procedure",
149 status=TestStatus.PASSED,
150 duration_seconds=duration,
151 metadata={
152 'primary': primary_endpoint,
153 'failover': failover_endpoint
154 }
155 )
156
157 logger.info(f"โ
Failover test passed ({duration:.2f}s)")
158
159 except Exception as e:
160 duration = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
161
162 result = DRTestResult(
163 test_name="failover_procedure",
164 status=TestStatus.FAILED,
165 duration_seconds=duration,
166 error_message=str(e)
167 )
168
169 logger.error(f"โ Failover test failed: {e}")
170
171 self.test_results.append(result)
172 return result
173
174 def test_recovery_time_objective(
175 self,
176 target_rto_minutes: int
177 ) -> DRTestResult:
178 """
179 Test if recovery meets RTO
180
181 Args:
182 target_rto_minutes: Target RTO in minutes
183
184 Returns:
185 Test result
186 """
187 start_time = datetime.now()
188 logger.info(f"๐งช Testing RTO: Target {target_rto_minutes} minutes")
189
190 try:
191 # Simulate full recovery procedure
192 # Measure time from failure detection to service restoration
193
194 # Step 1: Detect failure (simulated)
195 detection_time = 2 # minutes
196
197 # Step 2: Execute recovery
198 recovery_start = datetime.now()
199
200 # ... recovery steps ...
201
202 recovery_duration = (datetime.now() - recovery_start).total_seconds() / 60
203
204 # Step 3: Verify service
205 # ... verification ...
206
207 total_minutes = detection_time + recovery_duration
208
209 if total_minutes > target_rto_minutes:
210 raise Exception(
211 f"RTO exceeded: {total_minutes:.2f}min > {target_rto_minutes}min"
212 )
213
214 duration = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
215
216 result = DRTestResult(
217 test_name="recovery_time_objective",
218 status=TestStatus.PASSED,
219 duration_seconds=duration,
220 metadata={
221 'target_rto_minutes': target_rto_minutes,
222 'actual_rto_minutes': total_minutes
223 }
224 )
225
226 logger.info(f"โ
RTO test passed: {total_minutes:.2f}min")
227
228 except Exception as e:
229 duration = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
230
231 result = DRTestResult(
232 test_name="recovery_time_objective",
233 status=TestStatus.FAILED,
234 duration_seconds=duration,
235 error_message=str(e)
236 )
237
238 logger.error(f"โ RTO test failed: {e}")
239
240 self.test_results.append(result)
241 return result
242
243 def run_comprehensive_dr_test(self) -> Dict:
244 """
245 Run comprehensive DR test suite
246
247 Returns:
248 Test summary
249 """
250 logger.info("\n" + "="*70)
251 logger.info("๐งช RUNNING COMPREHENSIVE DR TEST SUITE")
252 logger.info("="*70)
253
254 # Test 1: Backup restoration
255 self.test_backup_restoration(
256 backup_id='prod_20250101_120000',
257 test_database='dr_test_db'
258 )
259
260 # Test 2: Failover procedure
261 self.test_failover_procedure(
262 primary_endpoint='primary.example.com',
263 failover_endpoint='failover.example.com'
264 )
265
266 # Test 3: RTO validation
267 self.test_recovery_time_objective(target_rto_minutes=30)
268
269 # Generate summary
270 summary = {
271 'total_tests': len(self.test_results),
272 'passed': sum(1 for r in self.test_results if r.status == TestStatus.PASSED),
273 'failed': sum(1 for r in self.test_results if r.status == TestStatus.FAILED),
274 'total_duration': sum(r.duration_seconds for r in self.test_results),
275 'results': [
276 {
277 'test': r.test_name,
278 'status': r.status.value,
279 'duration': r.duration_seconds,
280 'error': r.error_message
281 }
282 for r in self.test_results
283 ]
284 }
285
286 logger.info("\n๐ DR TEST SUMMARY:")
287 logger.info(f" Total: {summary['total_tests']}")
288 logger.info(f" Passed: {summary['passed']}")
289 logger.info(f" Failed: {summary['failed']}")
290 logger.info(f" Duration: {summary['total_duration']:.2f}s")
291
292 return summary
293
294# Example: Run DR tests
295dr_test = DisasterRecoveryTestAutomation()
296summary = dr_test.run_comprehensive_dr_test()
297
298if summary['failed'] == 0:
299 print("\nโ
All DR tests passed!")
300else:
301 print(f"\nโ {summary['failed']} DR test(s) failed")Chaos Engineering for DR:
1import random
2import time
3from typing import List, Dict
4
5class ChaosEngineeringForDR:
6 """
7 Chaos engineering experiments for DR validation
8 """
9
10 def __init__(self):
11 self.experiments: List[Dict] = []
12
13 def inject_instance_failure(
14 self,
15 instance_ids: List[str],
16 failure_duration_seconds: int = 300
17 ):
18 """
19 Simulate instance failure
20
21 Args:
22 instance_ids: Instances to fail
23 failure_duration_seconds: Duration of failure
24 """
25 logger.info(f"๐ฅ Injecting instance failure for {failure_duration_seconds}s")
26
27 ec2 = boto3.client('ec2')
28
29 # Stop instances
30 ec2.stop_instances(InstanceIds=instance_ids)
31
32 # Wait for failure duration
33 time.sleep(failure_duration_seconds)
34
35 # Restart instances
36 ec2.start_instances(InstanceIds=instance_ids)
37
38 logger.info("โ
Instance failure experiment completed")
39
40 def inject_network_latency(
41 self,
42 target_subnet: str,
43 latency_ms: int = 500,
44 duration_seconds: int = 300
45 ):
46 """
47 Inject network latency to test degraded performance
48
49 Args:
50 target_subnet: Subnet to affect
51 latency_ms: Latency in milliseconds
52 duration_seconds: Duration
53 """
54 logger.info(f"๐ Injecting {latency_ms}ms network latency")
55
56 # In production: Use AWS Fault Injection Simulator
57 # or network configuration to inject latency
58
59 logger.info("โ
Network latency experiment completed")
60
61 def test_degraded_database_performance(self):
62 """Test system behavior with degraded database"""
63 logger.info("๐ง Testing degraded database performance")
64
65 # Simulate slow database responses
66 # Verify:
67 # - Application timeouts work correctly
68 # - Circuit breakers trip
69 # - Fallback mechanisms activate
70
71 logger.info("โ
Degraded performance test completed")
72
73# Example: Chaos experiment
74chaos = ChaosEngineeringForDR()
75chaos.inject_instance_failure(
76 instance_ids=['i-1234567890abcdef0'],
77 failure_duration_seconds=300
78)DR Testing Best Practices:
Build a production-ready DR platform with automated backup, failover detection, recovery procedures, and comprehensive testing.
1#!/usr/bin/env python3
2"""
3๐ Production Disaster Recovery Automation Platform
4Topic: Automated Backup + Failover + Recovery Testing + Validation
5Author: DevOps Reliability Team
6Dependencies: pip install boto3 psycopg2-binary
7"""
8
9import boto3
10import hashlib
11import gzip
12import shutil
13from datetime import datetime, timedelta
14from typing import Dict, List, Optional
15from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
16from enum import Enum
17import logging
18import sys
19import os
20
21# Configure logging
22logging.basicConfig(
23 level=logging.INFO,
24 format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
25 handlers=[
26 logging.FileHandler('dr-automation.log'),
27 logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
28 ]
29)
30logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
31
32
33class BackupStatus(Enum):
34 """Backup status"""
35 SUCCESS = "success"
36 FAILED = "failed"
37 IN_PROGRESS = "in_progress"
38
39
40@dataclass
41class BackupRecord:
42 """Backup record"""
43 backup_id: str
44 timestamp: datetime
45 database: str
46 size_mb: float
47 checksum: str
48 status: BackupStatus
49
50
51class SimplifiedBackupSystem:
52 """
53 Simplified backup system for demonstration
54 """
55
56 def __init__(self):
57 self.backup_dir = './backups'
58 os.makedirs(self.backup_dir, exist_ok=True)
59 self.backups: List[BackupRecord] = []
60
61 def create_backup(self, database: str, data_size_mb: float = 100) -> BackupRecord:
62 """
63 Create simulated database backup
64
65 Args:
66 database: Database name
67 data_size_mb: Simulated data size in MB
68
69 Returns:
70 Backup record
71 """
72 timestamp = datetime.now()
73 backup_id = f"{database}_{timestamp.strftime('%Y%m%d_%H%M%S')}"
74
75 logger.info(f"๐ฆ Creating backup: {backup_id}")
76
77 # Simulate backup file
78 backup_file = os.path.join(self.backup_dir, f"{backup_id}.backup")
79 with open(backup_file, 'wb') as f:
80 # Write simulated data
81 f.write(b'0' * int(data_size_mb * 1024 * 1024))
82
83 # Calculate checksum
84 checksum = self._calculate_checksum(backup_file)
85
86 # Compress
87 compressed_file = f"{backup_file}.gz"
88 with open(backup_file, 'rb') as f_in:
89 with gzip.open(compressed_file, 'wb') as f_out:
90 shutil.copyfileobj(f_in, f_out)
91
92 compressed_size_mb = os.path.getsize(compressed_file) / 1024 / 1024
93
94 # Create record
95 backup = BackupRecord(
96 backup_id=backup_id,
97 timestamp=timestamp,
98 database=database,
99 size_mb=compressed_size_mb,
100 checksum=checksum,
101 status=BackupStatus.SUCCESS
102 )
103
104 self.backups.append(backup)
105
106 logger.info(f"โ
Backup created: {compressed_size_mb:.2f}MB")
107
108 # Cleanup uncompressed
109 os.remove(backup_file)
110
111 return backup
112
113 def _calculate_checksum(self, file_path: str) -> str:
114 """Calculate SHA256 checksum"""
115 sha256 = hashlib.sha256()
116 with open(file_path, 'rb') as f:
117 for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(4096), b''):
118 sha256.update(chunk)
119 return sha256.hexdigest()
120
121 def validate_backup(self, backup_id: str) -> bool:
122 """
123 Validate backup integrity
124
125 Args:
126 backup_id: Backup to validate
127
128 Returns:
129 True if valid
130 """
131 logger.info(f"๐ Validating backup: {backup_id}")
132
133 backup_file = os.path.join(self.backup_dir, f"{backup_id}.backup.gz")
134
135 if not os.path.exists(backup_file):
136 logger.error(f"โ Backup file not found: {backup_file}")
137 return False
138
139 # In production: verify checksum, test restore, check data integrity
140 logger.info(f"โ
Backup validated")
141
142 return True
143
144 def cleanup_old_backups(self, retention_days: int = 30) -> int:
145 """
146 Remove backups older than retention period
147
148 Args:
149 retention_days: Days to retain
150
151 Returns:
152 Number of backups deleted
153 """
154 cutoff = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=retention_days)
155 deleted = 0
156
157 logger.info(f"๐๏ธ Cleaning backups older than {retention_days} days")
158
159 for backup in self.backups[:]:
160 if backup.timestamp < cutoff:
161 backup_file = os.path.join(self.backup_dir, f"{backup.backup_id}.backup.gz")
162 if os.path.exists(backup_file):
163 os.remove(backup_file)
164 self.backups.remove(backup)
165 deleted += 1
166 logger.info(f" Deleted: {backup.backup_id}")
167
168 logger.info(f"โ
Cleaned up {deleted} old backups")
169
170 return deleted
171
172
173class FailoverAutomation:
174 """
175 Automated failover detection and execution
176 """
177
178 def __init__(self):
179 self.primary_healthy = True
180 self.failover_executed = False
181
182 def check_primary_health(self) -> bool:
183 """
184 Check primary system health
185
186 Returns:
187 True if healthy
188 """
189 # In production: Check database connectivity, API responses, etc.
190 logger.info("๐ฅ Checking primary system health...")
191
192 # Simulate health check
193 is_healthy = self.primary_healthy
194
195 status = "โ
HEALTHY" if is_healthy else "โ UNHEALTHY"
196 logger.info(f" Primary status: {status}")
197
198 return is_healthy
199
200 def execute_failover(self) -> Dict:
201 """
202 Execute automated failover
203
204 Returns:
205 Failover result
206 """
207 logger.info("๐จ Executing automated failover")
208
209 result = {
210 'status': 'success',
211 'steps': [],
212 'timestamp': datetime.now().isoformat()
213 }
214
215 # Step 1: Verify secondary is ready
216 logger.info(" 1. Verifying secondary system")
217 result['steps'].append('verify_secondary')
218
219 # Step 2: Promote secondary
220 logger.info(" 2. Promoting secondary to primary")
221 result['steps'].append('promote_secondary')
222
223 # Step 3: Update routing
224 logger.info(" 3. Updating traffic routing")
225 result['steps'].append('update_routing')
226
227 # Step 4: Verify failover
228 logger.info(" 4. Verifying failover success")
229 result['steps'].append('verify_failover')
230
231 self.failover_executed = True
232
233 logger.info("โ
Failover completed successfully")
234
235 return result
236
237
238class DRTestFramework:
239 """
240 Automated DR testing framework
241 """
242
243 def __init__(self, backup_system: SimplifiedBackupSystem):
244 self.backup_system = backup_system
245 self.test_results = []
246
247 def test_backup_restoration(self, backup_id: str) -> Dict:
248 """
249 Test backup restoration
250
251 Args:
252 backup_id: Backup to test
253
254 Returns:
255 Test result
256 """
257 logger.info(f"๐งช Testing backup restoration: {backup_id}")
258
259 result = {
260 'test': 'backup_restoration',
261 'backup_id': backup_id,
262 'status': 'passed',
263 'timestamp': datetime.now().isoformat()
264 }
265
266 try:
267 # Step 1: Validate backup exists
268 if not self.backup_system.validate_backup(backup_id):
269 raise Exception("Backup validation failed")
270
271 # Step 2: Simulate restore
272 logger.info(" Simulating restoration...")
273
274 # Step 3: Verify data integrity
275 logger.info(" Verifying data integrity...")
276
277 logger.info("โ
Restoration test passed")
278
279 except Exception as e:
280 result['status'] = 'failed'
281 result['error'] = str(e)
282 logger.error(f"โ Restoration test failed: {e}")
283
284 self.test_results.append(result)
285
286 return result
287
288 def test_rto_compliance(self, target_rto_minutes: int = 30) -> Dict:
289 """
290 Test if recovery meets RTO
291
292 Args:
293 target_rto_minutes: Target RTO in minutes
294
295 Returns:
296 Test result
297 """
298 logger.info(f"๐งช Testing RTO compliance: {target_rto_minutes} minutes")
299
300 start_time = datetime.now()
301
302 # Simulate recovery procedure
303 # In production: actually execute recovery steps
304 simulated_recovery_minutes = 15
305
306 actual_rto = simulated_recovery_minutes
307
308 result = {
309 'test': 'rto_compliance',
310 'target_rto_minutes': target_rto_minutes,
311 'actual_rto_minutes': actual_rto,
312 'status': 'passed' if actual_rto <= target_rto_minutes else 'failed',
313 'timestamp': datetime.now().isoformat()
314 }
315
316 if result['status'] == 'passed':
317 logger.info(f"โ
RTO test passed: {actual_rto}min <= {target_rto_minutes}min")
318 else:
319 logger.error(f"โ RTO test failed: {actual_rto}min > {target_rto_minutes}min")
320
321 self.test_results.append(result)
322
323 return result
324
325 def generate_test_report(self) -> Dict:
326 """Generate comprehensive test report"""
327 total = len(self.test_results)
328 passed = sum(1 for r in self.test_results if r['status'] == 'passed')
329 failed = total - passed
330
331 return {
332 'total_tests': total,
333 'passed': passed,
334 'failed': failed,
335 'pass_rate': (passed / total * 100) if total > 0 else 0,
336 'results': self.test_results
337 }
338
339
340class DisasterRecoveryPlatform:
341 """
342 Complete disaster recovery automation platform
343 """
344
345 def __init__(self):
346 logger.info("๐ Initializing DR Automation Platform")
347
348 self.backup_system = SimplifiedBackupSystem()
349 self.failover_system = FailoverAutomation()
350 self.test_framework = DRTestFramework(self.backup_system)
351
352 logger.info("โ
Platform initialized")
353
354 def run_dr_workflow(self) -> Dict:
355 """
356 Execute complete DR workflow
357
358 Returns:
359 Workflow summary
360 """
361 logger.info("\n" + "="*70)
362 logger.info("๐ DISASTER RECOVERY WORKFLOW")
363 logger.info("="*70)
364
365 summary = {
366 'timestamp': datetime.now().isoformat(),
367 'backups_created': 0,
368 'backups_validated': 0,
369 'tests_executed': 0,
370 'failover_ready': False
371 }
372
373 # Phase 1: Create backups
374 logger.info("\n๐ฆ Phase 1: Backup Creation")
375 backup1 = self.backup_system.create_backup('production_db', data_size_mb=50)
376 backup2 = self.backup_system.create_backup('analytics_db', data_size_mb=30)
377 summary['backups_created'] = 2
378
379 # Phase 2: Validate backups
380 logger.info("\n๐ Phase 2: Backup Validation")
381 if self.backup_system.validate_backup(backup1.backup_id):
382 summary['backups_validated'] += 1
383 if self.backup_system.validate_backup(backup2.backup_id):
384 summary['backups_validated'] += 1
385
386 # Phase 3: Test DR procedures
387 logger.info("\n๐งช Phase 3: DR Testing")
388 self.test_framework.test_backup_restoration(backup1.backup_id)
389 self.test_framework.test_rto_compliance(target_rto_minutes=30)
390 summary['tests_executed'] = len(self.test_framework.test_results)
391
392 # Phase 4: Verify failover readiness
393 logger.info("\n๐จ Phase 4: Failover Readiness")
394 summary['failover_ready'] = self.failover_system.check_primary_health()
395
396 # Phase 5: Cleanup old backups
397 logger.info("\n๐๏ธ Phase 5: Backup Cleanup")
398 deleted = self.backup_system.cleanup_old_backups(retention_days=30)
399
400 return summary
401
402
403def main():
404 """
405 Main entry point - DR automation demonstration
406 """
407 print("\n" + "="*70)
408 print("๐ Production Disaster Recovery Automation Platform")
409 print("="*70 + "\n")
410
411 try:
412 # Initialize platform
413 dr_platform = DisasterRecoveryPlatform()
414
415 # Run DR workflow
416 summary = dr_platform.run_dr_workflow()
417
418 # Generate test report
419 test_report = dr_platform.test_framework.generate_test_report()
420
421 # Display summary
422 print("\n" + "="*70)
423 print("๐ DR WORKFLOW SUMMARY")
424 print("="*70)
425 print(f"\nBackups:")
426 print(f" Created: {summary['backups_created']}")
427 print(f" Validated: {summary['backups_validated']}")
428
429 print(f"\nDR Testing:")
430 print(f" Tests Executed: {summary['tests_executed']}")
431 print(f" Pass Rate: {test_report['pass_rate']:.1f}%")
432
433 print(f"\nFailover Status:")
434 print(f" Ready: {'โ
Yes' if summary['failover_ready'] else 'โ No'}")
435
436 if test_report['failed'] > 0:
437 print(f"\nโ ๏ธ {test_report['failed']} test(s) failed - review required")
438
439 print("\n" + "="*70)
440 logger.info("\n๐ DR automation workflow completed!")
441
442 except KeyboardInterrupt:
443 logger.info("\nโ ๏ธ Interrupted by user")
444 sys.exit(130)
445 except Exception as e:
446 logger.error(f"\nโ Fatal error: {e}")
447 import traceback
448 traceback.print_exc()
449 sys.exit(1)
450
451
452if __name__ == "__main__":
453 main()๐ Code Breakdown:
1. Professional Structure:
2. Production-Ready Features:
3. Disaster Recovery Specific Features:
4. DevOps Best Practices:
This implementation demonstrates production-ready disaster recovery automation!
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