An organization is defining metrics for its disaster recovery plan to set expectations for downtime and data preservation during an outage. Which of the following statements correctly describe Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO)? (Select TWO).
- RTO defines the maximum acceptable duration of system downtime before business operations must be restored.Answer
- RPO defines the maximum targeted amount of data loss measured in time prior to an outage.Answer
- CRTO measures the total volume of storage required to store full system state snapshots.
- DRPO specifies the time required to physically transport backup tapes to an off-site cold storage facility.
- ERTO and RPO are identical metrics that must always be configured to zero to achieve compliance.
Answer
Recovery Time Objective (RTO) specifies the maximum acceptable duration of system downtime, while Recovery Point Objective (RPO) specifies the maximum acceptable amount of data loss measured back in time from the moment of disruption.
Recovery Time Objective (RTO) defines the maximum target duration of service interruption following an outage. Recovery Point Objective (RPO) defines the maximum tolerable interval of data loss prior to an outage, which dictates backup frequency.
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Disaster Recovery Metrics (RTO and RPO)