SY0-301 · Question #736
A company wants to ensure that its hot site is prepared and functioning. Which of the following would be the BEST process to verify the backup datacenter is prepared for such a scenario?
The correct answer is C. Disaster recovery exercise. A disaster recovery exercise (such as a failover drill or simulation) is the best way to confirm that a hot site is fully operational and prepared to take over in a real disaster.
Question
A company wants to ensure that its hot site is prepared and functioning. Which of the following would be the BEST process to verify the backup datacenter is prepared for such a scenario?
Options
- ASite visit to the backup data center
- BDisaster recovery plan review
- CDisaster recovery exercise
- DRestore from backup
How the community answered
(56 responses)- A4% (2)
- B2% (1)
- C93% (52)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
A disaster recovery exercise (such as a failover drill or simulation) is the best way to confirm that a hot site is fully operational and prepared to take over in a real disaster.
A site visit confirms physical infrastructure exists but does not verify that systems are functional, data is current, or failover processes work.
Reviewing the disaster recovery plan checks documentation accuracy but does not validate that the hot site can actually operate under real conditions.
A disaster recovery exercise involves actually activating or simulating the failover to the hot site, validating that systems, data replication, personnel, and processes all function as expected under realistic conditions. This is the only option that tests actual readiness rather than reviewing plans or documentation.
Restoring from backup tests data recovery processes but does not verify hot site readiness or end-to-end failover capability.
Concept tested: Disaster recovery exercise to validate hot site readiness
Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-34/rev-1/final
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