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