Exam CISSP topic 1 question 111 discussion

A: Cold site is the correct answer Because computer and peripheral equipment's are not icluded.

Answer should be A, cold site.

Sites are generally classified based on how prepared they are and the speed with which they can be brought into operation: cold - facility is prepared warm - equipment is in place hot - operational data is loaded

Why are these questions written this poorly? A has to be the answer.

Here's another definition that supports ANSWER B: WARM SITE A warm site is a leased or rented facility that is usually partially configured with some equipment, such as HVAC, and foundational infrastructure components, but not all the hardware that would be needed to restore mission-critical business functions. The raised floors and telephone wiring would be considered "partially configured with some equipment and foundational infrastructure components"

I initially choose cold site, but after reading different sources, the raised floors and telephone wiring would fall under "may have some pre-configured equipment" Personally I would interpret "equipment' as computers only but a cold site only has space and utilities. A raised floor is not a utility and not included in a bare-bones space, it's something that has to be installed and typically would have a cabling system installed with it which goes beyond "space and utilities' for a cold site. It's another one of those "throw in something seemingly minor to trick you" questions. https://www.snaketray.com/raised-floor-cable-management/

Cold, no computers

A warm site is a facility that provides essential infrastructure and services, such as power and environmental controls, but does not have the actual computer systems and equipment in place. It allows for a quicker recovery compared to a cold site as it has some infrastructure ready, but organizations need to provide and install their own computing equipment.

It's a warm site because it includes telephone wiring which counts as infrastructure. Cold sites only provide power and hvac.

I would go with A.

B. Warm site. A warm site is a facility that provides essential infrastructure and environmental controls required for a functioning IT environment, such as power, cooling, and networking infrastructure. However, it does not include the actual computer systems or peripheral equipment. In the event of a disaster or disruption, an organization can bring their own computer systems and equipment to the warm site and quickly restore their operations.

A cold site is a backup data center that is fully equipped with necessary infrastructure, such as power, cooling, and cabling, but it lacks the computing and networking hardware. In the event of a disaster or outage, the organization will need to procure, install, and configure the necessary hardware and software at the cold site, which can take time and lead to significant downtime. A warm site, on the other hand, is a backup data center that is partially equipped with computing and networking hardware. The hardware and software may not be the same as the primary site, but they will be pre-installed and configured to some extent, allowing for a quicker transition in case of a disaster. A warm site typically has power, cooling, and cabling infrastructure, as well as some level of network connectivity, and it may require additional hardware to be procured and installed before it can become fully operational.

Cold site A site without hardware set up in advance. Typically, a cold site will have power, ventilation, and network connectivity, but otherwise, it’s an empty space. To recover operations there, you’ll need to install hardware, configure the network, install software, and restore backups. A cold site is much slower to restore from than a hot site, but it’s no more expensive than the rent. NO COMPUTER=COLD

How come B ?. It should be A because a warm site will contain servers ready for the installation of production environments but data need to be restored before operating.

Sybex 9th Edition Page 1411 - Topic: Cold Sites

Definetely A.

Hot site A facility that is fully configured and ready to operate within a few hours. Warm site A facility that is usually partially configured with some equipment, such as HVAC, and foundational infrastructure components, but does not include all the hardware needed to restore mission-critical business functions. These sites typically do not have data replicated to them, so backups would have to be delivered and restored onto the warm site systems after a disaster. Cold site A facility that supplies the basic environment, electrical wiring, HVAC, plumbing, and flooring but none of the equipment or additional services. A cold site is essentially an empty data center.