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SK0-004 · Question #57

Which of the following is a reason to have a remote cold site readily available in case of a disaster in the primary datacenter?

The correct answer is B. It provides a company with a backup location to install the necessary equipment to restore critical. A cold site provides only physical space and basic infrastructure, requiring the organization to procure and install all equipment before operations can resume after a disaster.

Security and disaster recovery

Question

Which of the following is a reason to have a remote cold site readily available in case of a disaster in the primary datacenter?

Options

  • AIt provides a company with a redundant location that mirrors the primary datacenter hardware but
  • BIt provides a company with a backup location to install the necessary equipment to restore critical
  • CIt provides a company with a backup location equipped with resources necessary for immediate
  • DIt provides a company with a redundant location that mirrors the primary datacenter hardware and

How the community answered

(16 responses)
  • A
    6% (1)
  • B
    88% (14)
  • C
    6% (1)

Why each option

A cold site provides only physical space and basic infrastructure, requiring the organization to procure and install all equipment before operations can resume after a disaster.

AIt provides a company with a redundant location that mirrors the primary datacenter hardware but

Mirroring primary datacenter hardware without data replication describes a warm site variant, not a cold site, which has no standing equipment at all.

BIt provides a company with a backup location to install the necessary equipment to restore criticalCorrect

A cold site offers a backup facility with power, cooling, and connectivity but no pre-installed hardware or software. The organization must transport, install, and configure all necessary equipment from scratch, which results in the longest recovery time but the lowest ongoing cost among disaster recovery site types.

CIt provides a company with a backup location equipped with resources necessary for immediate

Immediate operational capability with pre-provisioned resources is the defining characteristic of a hot site, not a cold site.

DIt provides a company with a redundant location that mirrors the primary datacenter hardware and

Mirroring both hardware and data with immediate readiness describes a hot site with real-time replication, which is the opposite of a cold site's minimal-resource model.

Concept tested: Disaster recovery site types - cold site definition

Source: https://www.ready.gov/business-continuity-planning-suite

Topics

#cold site#disaster recovery#business continuity#datacenter redundancy

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