# Recovery Plans Recovery plans are used to automate DR process so that Storware Backup & Recovery executes multiple restore operations to the target environment with preconfigured settings. Recovery plans can be executed on-demand or on a scheduled basis (for instance to test the recovery process periodically). Recovery plans consist of rules, each one for a particular virtualization platform, which specify VMs, restore settings, and optionally schedules. Only rules marked as active are executed. Restore operations will be performed according to the restore/import task limits set in Node Configuration. In the target environment, new VMs will be created. Names are generated by default (with optional prefix/suffix), optionally the original name can be used. For periodic restores, it is common to replace the previous VM, which typically means that options to use the original VM name and deletion of the virtual environment with the same name are checked. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.storware.eu/70/administration/virtual-environments/recovery-plans.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.