While my knee-jerk reaction is to blame bad backup practices, that's not what I believe happened here. Not entirely at least. The setup is too complex to easil

While my knee-jerk reaction is to blame bad backup practices, that's not what I believe happened here. Not entirely at least. The setup is too complex to easily verify and restore. Yes, a bespoke box is annoying and "inelegant" but it also works, and if it's backed up following even 80's tier best practice, it can be restored by anyone with a pulse.