An organization's recovery time objective (RTO) for its customer database is 4 hours. During a disaster, the backup restore process takes 2 hours, but reconfigure and test tasks add another 3 hours. Which action best addresses this gap?
Trap 1: Conduct the restore test only during annual disaster recovery…
This is incorrect because annual drills alone do not reduce the actual recovery time; the gap remains.
Trap 2: Reduce the recovery point objective (RPO) to minimize data loss.
This is incorrect because reducing RPO addresses data loss, not the time-to-recovery gap.
Trap 3: Increase the RTO to 6 hours.
This is incorrect because increasing the RTO accepts the delay instead of fixing the process.
- A
Conduct the restore test only during annual disaster recovery drills.
Why wrong: This is incorrect because annual drills alone do not reduce the actual recovery time; the gap remains.
- B
Reduce the recovery point objective (RPO) to minimize data loss.
Why wrong: This is incorrect because reducing RPO addresses data loss, not the time-to-recovery gap.
- C
Increase the RTO to 6 hours.
Why wrong: This is incorrect because increasing the RTO accepts the delay instead of fixing the process.
- D
Automate the configuration and validation steps after restore.
This is correct because automating post-restore steps reduces manual effort, bringing total recovery time within the 4-hour RTO.