Which of the following server contingency solutions offers the highest availability? A. System backups B. Electronic vaulting/remote journaling C. Redundant arrays of independent disks (RAID) D. Load balancing/disk replication
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Of the offered technologies, load balancing/disk replication offers the highest availability, measured in terms of minutes of lost data or server downtime. A Network-Attached Storage (NAS) or a Storage Area Network (SAN) solution combined with virtualization would offer an even higher availability.
Source: SWANSON, Marianne, & al., National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NIST Special Publication 800-34, Contingency Planning Guide for Information Technology Systems, December 2001 (page 49).
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