A Hot Site contains everything needed to become operational in the shortest amount of time.
The following answers are incorrect:
Computers and peripherals. Is incorrect because no mention is made of cables. You would not be fully operational without those.
Computers and dedicated climate control systems. Is incorrect because no mention is made of peripherals. You would not be fully operational without those.
Dedicated climate control systems. Is incorrect because no mentionis made of computers, cables and peripherals. You would not be fully operational without those.
According to the OIG, a hot site is defined as a fully configured site with complete customer required hardware and software provided by the service provider. A hot site in the context of the CBK is always a RENTAL place. If you have your own site fully equipped that you make use of in case of disaster that would be called a redundant site or an alternate site.
Wikipedia: “A hot site is a duplicate of the original site of the organization, with full computer systems as well as near-complete backups of user data.”
References:
OIG CBK, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning (pages 367 -368) AIO, 3rd Edition, Business Continuity Planning (pages 709 -714) AIO, 4th Edition, Business Continuity Planning , p 790. Wikipedia –http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_site#Hot_Sites