What is a Warm site?

• A. A fully configured disaster recovery center
• B. Partially equipped office spaces containing some or all of the system hardware, software, telecommunications, and power
• C. A site that requires installation of all hardware and software
• D. A remote cloud-only service

Answer: (B)

Warm site is a disaster recovery option where the environment is pre-provisioned with some hardware, software, telecommunications, and power, but not fully configured or loaded with up-to-date data. This allows you to bring the site online faster than starting from scratch, but it requires installing remaining components and restoring data to become fully operational. It sits between a hot site, which is fully configured and ready to run, and a cold site, which has no equipment in place. The description of partially equipped office space containing some or all of the system hardware, software, telecommunications, and power matches this middle-ground readiness.