Disaster recovery is a process that includes a set of measures that are directed towards recovering the components of an infrastructure after failure has occurred. Furthermore, DR aims to minimize the negative effects that may be caused by disaster as well as ensure business continuity. In order to prepare for the possible disaster types, companies usually compose a disaster recovery plan that should be a part of a business continuity plan. Virtual machines are the components that are under risk in a case of disaster; it is for this reason that you should prepare for disaster by developing a disaster recovery plan. This blog post explores the best practices of disaster recovery (DR) of VMware virtual environment.