Multiple choice technology architecture

The following component is always online and prepared to take over should the original component fails

  1. Hot swap

  2. Cold swap

  3. Warm swap

  4. Hot spare

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A hot spare is a backup component that is powered on, configured, and ready to take over immediately if the primary component fails. This differs from swap types which describe how components are replaced, and from cold/warm spares which require startup time. Hot spares provide the fastest failover time.