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Disaster Recovery Installation Checklist

This checklist can be used to record your progress throughout the process of installing a LogRhythm Disaster Recovery deployment.

LogRhythm Disaster Recovery Installation Checklist

Prerequisites

  • [ ] Verify matching LogRhythm software versions on both Primary and Secondary sites

  • [ ] Disable "Enable Password Policy" on LogRhythm SIEM user account

  • [ ] Configure service accounts (SQL Server, SQL Agent, LogRhythm Service Registry) as domain accounts with local admin rights

  • [ ] Verify matching drive letter layouts and SQL paths on both servers

  • [ ] Configure network interfaces:

    • [ ] Static IPs for management access

    • [ ] Secondary IPs for Failover Cluster

    • [ ] Optional dedicated replication interfaces

  • [ ] Open required firewall ports between sites

  • [ ] Verify DNS requirements and Active Directory domain membership

  • [ ] Ensure sufficient disk space for database backups

Secondary Platform Manager Setup

  • [ ] Extract DR zip file locally

  • [ ] Run DR_Setup as administrator

  • [ ] Enter SQL Sysadmin credentials

  • [ ] Select "Secondary" option

  • [ ] Configure replication addresses and ports

  • [ ] Set Recovery Point Objective (RPO)

  • [ ] Install Windows Failover Clustering

  • [ ] Wait for setup to complete

Primary Platform Manager Setup

  • [ ] Extract DR zip file locally

  • [ ] Run DR_Setup as administrator

  • [ ] Enter SQL Sysadmin credentials

  • [ ] Select "Primary" option

  • [ ] Configure Failover Cluster IPs

  • [ ] Configure replication addresses

  • [ ] Select databases to replicate

  • [ ] Select backup folder

  • [ ] Set Recovery Point Objective

  • [ ] Complete installation and database restoration

Infrastructure Reinstallation

  • [ ] Run LogRhythm Install Wizard on Primary server

  • [ ] Select "Yes" for Disaster Recovery deployment

  • [ ] Add Management IPs as separate hosts

  • [ ] Create deployment package

  • [ ] Run Host Installer on Primary

  • [ ] Copy package to Secondary host

  • [ ] Run installer with /dr-secondary parameter

  • [ ] Verify successful completion

Post-Installation Tasks

  • [ ] Reboot all machines

  • [ ] Complete SPN Registration for domain

  • [ ] Test failover scenario

  • [ ] Test failback scenario

XM Environment Additional Steps (if applicable)

  • [ ] Create new Data Processor record in Deployment Manager

  • [ ] Configure Data Indexer with unique cluster name

  • [ ] Create additional AI Engine server if running AIE