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N10-009 · Question #204

A company wants to implement a disaster recovery site for non-critical applications, which can tolerate a short period of downtime. Which of the following types of sites should the company implement…

The correct answer is C. Warm. For non-critical applications that can tolerate some downtime, a warm site is the most appropriate disaster recovery solution. A warm site has essential hardware and connectivity ready, but data and applications need to be restored, leading to a short recovery time.

Submitted by alyssa_d· Mar 6, 2026Network operations

Question

A company wants to implement a disaster recovery site for non-critical applications, which can tolerate a short period of downtime. Which of the following types of sites should the company implement to achieve this goal?

Options

  • AHot
  • BCold
  • CWarm
  • DPassive

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    90% (36)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

For non-critical applications that can tolerate some downtime, a warm site is the most appropriate disaster recovery solution. A warm site has essential hardware and connectivity ready, but data and applications need to be restored, leading to a short recovery time.

AHot

A hot site is fully equipped and mirrored, allowing for immediate failover with minimal to no downtime, which is typically used for critical applications and is more expensive.

BCold

A cold site is a basic facility with infrastructure but no hardware, requiring significant time and effort to get operational, suitable only for applications that can tolerate extended downtime.

CWarmCorrect

A warm site is a disaster recovery location that has the necessary hardware, network connectivity, and power infrastructure already in place, but may require some data and application restoration or synchronization. This type of site can become operational within hours or days, making it suitable for non-critical applications that can tolerate a short period of downtime.

DPassive

"Passive" is not a standard, recognized category for disaster recovery sites in the context of hot, warm, and cold sites.

Concept tested: Disaster recovery site types (warm site)

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/disaster-recovery/dr-site-types

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