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Runbooks Tutorials

Runbooks turn good intentions into repeatable procedures. Each runbook here follows the same structure: purpose, scope, prerequisites, dependencies, risks, execution, validation, rollback, escalation and sign-off. Use them as templates and adapt them to your systems, vendors and site procedures.

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Backup and Recovery

  1. OT Backup and Restore A practical runbook template for backing up and restoring OT systems: scope and inventory, what to back up for PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, historians, engineering workstations and network devices, storage, restore testing, validation, rollback and sign-off.
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Migrations

  1. SCADA Server Migration Runbook template for migrating SCADA servers to new hardware, virtual machines or a new software version: inventory, dependencies, risk assessment, parallel build, data and history migration, cutover steps, validation, rollback and sign-off.
  2. Historian Migration Runbook template for migrating a process historian to new servers, a new version or a new product: inventory, data and archive strategy, collector buffering, parallel collection, cutover, validation of data continuity, consumer reconnection, rollback and sign-off.
  3. PLC Migration and Upgrade GuideRelated guide
  4. Moving to SAP S/4HANARelated guide
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Operations

  1. Plant Shutdown and Startup Checklist A practical IT/OT checklist for planned plant shutdowns and startups: preparation, backups, change freeze, power-down and power-up sequences for control systems and servers, validation of controllers, networks, SCADA, historians, MES and interfaces, and handover.
  2. Certificate Renewal ProcedureRelated guide