Pete, the system administrator, is reviewing his disaster recovery plans. He wishes to limit the
downtime in the event of a disaster, but does not have the budget approval to implement or
maintain an offsite location that ensures 99.99% availability. Which of the following would be
Pete’s BEST option?

A.
Use hardware already at an offsite location and configure it to be quickly utilized.

B.
Move the servers and data to another part of the company’s main campus from the server
room.

C.
Retain data back-ups on the main campus and establish redundant servers in a virtual

environment.

D.
Move the data back-ups to the offsite location, but retain the hardware on the main campus for
redundancy.

Explanation:
A warm site provides some of the capabilities of a hot site, but it requires the customer to do more
work to become operational. Warm sites provide computer systems and compatible media
capabilities. If a warm site is used, administrators and other staff will need to install and configure
systems to resume operations. For most organizations, a warm site could be a remote office, a
leased facility, or another organization with which yours has a reciprocal agreement.
Warm sites may be for your exclusive use, but they don’t have to be. A warm site requires more
advanced planning, testing, and access to media for system recovery. Warm sites represent a
compromise between a hot site, which is very expensive, and a cold site, which isn’t
preconfigured.