Policy 7230A - Department of Administration
Policy 7230A - Department of Administration
Policy 7230A - Department of Administration
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9.2 Contingency Infrastructure<br />
The State <strong>of</strong> Kansas requires that all agencies <strong>of</strong> the State make provisions for the use<br />
<strong>of</strong> alternate infrastructure as a component <strong>of</strong> the contingency plan. This alternate<br />
infrastructure shall be broken down into three separate categories, processing<br />
facilities, storage facilities and telecommunications facilities.<br />
Alternate or secondary infrastructure acts as a safeguard in the event that primary<br />
facilities are rendered unavailable due to some form <strong>of</strong> catastrophic failure. Without<br />
the use <strong>of</strong> alternate or secondary infrastructure the potential exists that any outage<br />
caused by the unavailability <strong>of</strong> primary infrastructure will last until the primary<br />
infrastructure can be restored to full functionality.<br />
A. Alternate Processing<br />
In addition to requiring the use <strong>of</strong> alternate processing facilities, the State <strong>of</strong><br />
Kansas requires that the alternate processing facilities must be sufficiently<br />
geographically distributed from the primary processing facility to limit the<br />
likelihood <strong>of</strong> both facilities being impacted by the same event. It is up to the<br />
discretion <strong>of</strong> the State to determine if the alternate processing facility is<br />
sufficiently geographically distributed from the primary processing facility.<br />
Further, the State requires that all potential issues relating to access to the<br />
alternate processing facility be investigated and appropriate mitigation plans be<br />
drawn up to address these issues. Examples <strong>of</strong> mitigation actions include the<br />
transportation <strong>of</strong> necessary personnel to the alternate processing facility in<br />
vehicles with high access capabilities or the use <strong>of</strong> remote connections to the<br />
alternate processing facility. It is up to the discretion <strong>of</strong> the State itself to<br />
determine if these mitigation plans are appropriate and sufficient.<br />
B. Alternate Storage<br />
In addition to requiring the use <strong>of</strong> alternate storage facilities, the State <strong>of</strong> Kansas<br />
also requires that they be sufficiently geographically distributed from the primary<br />
storage facility to limit the likelihood <strong>of</strong> both facilities being impacted by the same<br />
event. It is up to the discretion <strong>of</strong> the State itself to determine if the alternate<br />
storage facility is sufficiently geographically distributed from the primary storage<br />
facility.<br />
C. Alternate Telecommunications<br />
In addition to requiring the use <strong>of</strong> alternate telecommunications facilities, the<br />
State <strong>of</strong> Kansas also requires that the alternate telecommunications facilities make<br />
use <strong>of</strong> priority <strong>of</strong> service plans/agreements to ensure that State <strong>of</strong> Kansas<br />
information systems communications are always given appropriate priority.<br />
Additionally the State <strong>of</strong> Kansas also requires that the alternate<br />
telecommunications facilities share no common point <strong>of</strong> failure with the primary<br />
telecommunications facilities.<br />
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