An administrator is creating a business continuity plan. Which of the following would be done FIRST in order to develop this plan?

Setting up replication on SANs is a technical implementation detail that occurs much later in the BCP process, after system classification and strategy development.

Classifying systems is the foundational first step in business continuity planning, as it identifies which systems are critical, their impact if unavailable, and their required recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO). This assessment informs all subsequent planning activities, ensuring resources are appropriately prioritized for the most essential services.

Locating an offsite facility for failover is a recovery strategy implementation that depends on the classified systems' needs, not the first step in planning.

Creating an architecture plan for all systems is part of the design phase for recovery solutions, which follows the initial assessment and classification.