CISSP · Question #392
What is a warn site when conducting Business continuity planning (BCP)
The correct answer is B. An area partially equipped with equipment and resources to recover business functions. In Business Continuity Planning, alternate site types are categorized by their level of readiness and pre-installed resources. A warm site represents a middle ground between a fully equipped hot site and an empty cold site.
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- AA location, other than the normal facility, used to process data on a daily basis
- BAn area partially equipped with equipment and resources to recover business functions
- CA place void of any resources or equipment except air conditioning and raised flooring
- DAn alternate facility that allows for Immediate cutover to enable continuation of business functions
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A2% (1)
- B91% (48)
- C2% (1)
- D6% (3)
Why each option
In Business Continuity Planning, alternate site types are categorized by their level of readiness and pre-installed resources. A warm site represents a middle ground between a fully equipped hot site and an empty cold site.
Describing a location used to process data on a daily basis refers to a hot site or a primary/secondary active-active facility, not a warm site, as warm sites are not used for daily production workloads.
A warm site is defined as a facility that is partially equipped with hardware, software, and infrastructure, but requires additional setup and configuration before it can fully support business operations. It offers a balance between cost and recovery speed, typically allowing recovery within hours to days. This partial pre-configuration distinguishes it from both the fully operational hot site and the completely bare cold site.
A facility with only air conditioning and raised flooring but no equipment describes a cold site, which is the least expensive but slowest recovery option requiring full equipment procurement and installation.
An alternate facility that allows for immediate cutover describes a hot site, which is fully equipped and mirrored to the primary environment, enabling near-instantaneous failover with minimal or no recovery time.
Concept tested: BCP alternate site types and recovery readiness levels
Source: https://www.nist.gov/publications/contingency-planning-guide-federal-information-systems
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