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SK0-003 · Question #495

A technician has been given a task to create a separate location for disaster recovery. The company has very high uptime requirements and will lose money if there is any downtime. Which of the…

The correct answer is A. Hot site. For disaster recovery with very high uptime requirements and severe financial penalties for downtime, a technician should consider a hot site deployment.

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Question

A technician has been given a task to create a separate location for disaster recovery. The company has very high uptime requirements and will lose money if there is any downtime. Which of the following deployments should the technician consider?

Options

  • AHot site
  • BWarm site
  • CFault tolerant site
  • DCold site

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • A
    84% (16)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • D
    11% (2)

Why each option

For disaster recovery with very high uptime requirements and severe financial penalties for downtime, a technician should consider a hot site deployment.

AHot siteCorrect

A hot site is a fully operational, mirrored data center that can take over operations almost immediately with minimal data loss and downtime, making it ideal for companies with very high uptime requirements where any downtime results in financial loss.

BWarm site

A warm site has hardware and connectivity but requires configuration and data restoration, leading to hours or days of downtime, which is unacceptable for very high uptime requirements.

CFault tolerant site

A fault tolerant site refers to a system or architecture designed to continue operations without interruption in the event of component failure, typically within a single location, rather than a separate disaster recovery location for site-wide outages.

DCold site

A cold site is a basic facility with power and cooling but lacks hardware and data, requiring significant time (weeks) to become operational, making it unsuitable for high uptime needs.

Concept tested: Disaster recovery site types

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/resiliency/recovery-modes

Topics

#disaster recovery#hot site#business continuity

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