[capableweb]

> That such a simple thing is buried under & dependent upon an entire complex and untested/maintained DR plan is mind-boggling

I find this to pretty common in many setups where the engineers don't focus on simplicity and removing layers of abstraction. If the workforce is young and inexperienced, over-engineering tends to happen everywhere and you end with situations like this.

I have seen worse in my years in the industry, that's for sure.