Failover

1. Failover is a failure mode where, if a hardware or software failure is detected, the system automatically transfers processing to a hot backup component, such as a clustered server. BL-DR-5 Click to know more Related Terms: Application Failover, Manual Failover and Remote Failover. BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 4: Business Continuity Strategy CL 2D: Intermediate (DR) Click to know more about expert level training (Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)

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