Shuts down operations at the primary site and shift operations to the recovery or backup site. They are great, but expensive.

Shuts down operations at the primary site and shift operations to the recovery or backup site. They are great, but expensive.

• A. Full Interruption Test
• B. Incident Response Manager
• C. Checklist
• D. Tabletop Exercise

Answer: (A)

Shutting down the primary site and running from the recovery site demonstrates a full interruption test, which validates disaster recovery by executing operations from the backup environment as if the primary location is down. This approach shows whether people, processes, and technology can collectively sustain critical functions during a real outage, including data integrity, application availability, and the ability to restore services. It's expensive because it requires downtime at the primary site, duplication of production capabilities at the recovery site, and the mobilization of staff across locations. The disruption, equipment, relocation, and potential impact on customers all add up to higher costs and risk. Other options focus more on planning or non-live validation. A tabletop exercise guides participants through a scenario in a discussion setting without actually running systems, so it’s cheaper and less disruptive. A checklist outlines the steps to follow but doesn’t test the full live recovery. An incident response manager refers to roles and responsibilities rather than a type of test.

Shutting down the primary site and running from the recovery site demonstrates a full interruption test, which validates disaster recovery by executing operations from the backup environment as if the primary location is down. This approach shows whether people, processes, and technology can collectively sustain critical functions during a real outage, including data integrity, application availability, and the ability to restore services.

It's expensive because it requires downtime at the primary site, duplication of production capabilities at the recovery site, and the mobilization of staff across locations. The disruption, equipment, relocation, and potential impact on customers all add up to higher costs and risk.

Other options focus more on planning or non-live validation. A tabletop exercise guides participants through a scenario in a discussion setting without actually running systems, so it’s cheaper and less disruptive. A checklist outlines the steps to follow but doesn’t test the full live recovery. An incident response manager refers to roles and responsibilities rather than a type of test.