In a warm standby disaster recovery setup, what best describes the operational status of the secondary environment before a disaster?

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AFully operational with scaled-down resources running critical systems

BCompletely offline with only backups stored

CMinimal core components running without active workloads

DIdentical to the primary environment running at full capacity

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand warm standby characteristics
Warm standby means a scaled-down but running environment with critical systems active.
Step 2: Exclude other options
Offline with backups is backup strategy; minimal core is pilot light; full capacity is active-active.
Final Answer:
Fully operational with scaled-down resources running critical systems -> Option A
Quick Check:
Warm standby runs scaled-down active systems [OK]

Quick Trick: Warm standby runs critical systems at reduced capacity [OK]

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