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ISC2 CC Practice Question: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response
An organization is re-evaluating its disaster recovery site options. Which TWO of the following describe characteristics of a warm site?
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It typically provides a Recovery Time Objective (RTO) of several days.
A warm site has partially configured hardware and software, but requires some setup before use. It typically has a longer RTO (days) compared to a hot site (hours). Hot sites mirror production exactly, cold sites are empty, and cloud-based recovery can be quickly spun up.
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It typically provides a Recovery Time Objective (RTO) of several days.
Why this is correct
Correct. Warm sites have an RTO of days.
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It is an empty facility with power and cooling, but no IT equipment installed.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. That describes a cold site.
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It is a fully operational duplicate of the primary site, ready to take over within hours.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. That describes a hot site.
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It has partially configured hardware and software, requiring some setup before production use.
Why this is correct
Correct. A warm site is partially configured.
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It uses virtual machines in the cloud that can be spun up on demand.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. That describes cloud-based recovery.
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