| Work Product Descriptor (Artifact): Backout Plan |
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| A backout plan defines the criteria and procedures to be followed if a release into production needs to be rolled back. |
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Purpose
| The purpose of this work product is for the development team to provide, in one document, all the information needed by the
production support organization to determine if a rollback is needed, who will authorize it, how it will be performed, etc. |
Relationships
| Roles | Responsible:
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| Input To | Mandatory:
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Main Description
While someone on the development team normally authors a draft version of the Backout Plan, the Deployment Engineer is
ultimately responsible for its contents and existence. A backout plan typically answers the following questions:
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Under what circumstances will a rollback be required? Or conversely, under what circumstances will the deployment
be considered a success?
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What is the time period within which a rollback can take place?
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Which authorizing agent will make the decision to revert?
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Who will perform the rollback and how soon after the decision has been made will the rollback be performed?
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What procedures (manual and automated) will be followed to execute the rollback?
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What other contingency measures or available workarounds should be considered?
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What is the expected time required to perform a reversion?
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What are the communication procedures required in the event of a backout?
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Has the Backout Plan been successfully tested?
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Properties
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