What is a disaster recovery plan (DRP)?
D4 · Operations · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701A DRP (Disaster Recovery Plan) is a documented plan specifically focused on restoring IT systems, data, and infrastructure after a disruptive event — fire, flood, ransomware, hardware failure, etc.
DRP site types:
🔴 Hot site — fully operational duplicate; failover in minutes; expensive.
🟡 Warm site — partially equipped; hours to days to activate; moderate cost.
🔵 Cold site — empty facility; days to weeks to activate; cheapest.
☁️ Cloud-based — elastic, pay-as-you-go; increasingly preferred.
DRP site types:
🔴 Hot site — fully operational duplicate; failover in minutes; expensive.
🟡 Warm site — partially equipped; hours to days to activate; moderate cost.
🔵 Cold site — empty facility; days to weeks to activate; cheapest.
☁️ Cloud-based — elastic, pay-as-you-go; increasingly preferred.
Hot site = fastest recovery, highest cost. Cold site = slowest recovery, lowest cost. DRP testing types: tabletop exercise (discussion), walkthrough, simulation, parallel test, full cutover test. Testing is required to validate the plan.