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Full Interruption Test (Definition)In a full interruption test, operations are shut down at the primary site and shifted to the recovery site in accordance with the disaster recovery plan. This is clearly a very thorough test, but one which is also expensive and has the capacity to cause a major disruption of operations if the test fails. See Also: Parallel Test. How far away should a hot site or mirror site be?
A question that is often asked when designing a disaster recovery plan is how far away a hot site or mirror site should be. Is there a simple answer? (More...)
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