A city wants proof that operators can move service to the spare site and move it back. They will perform the move, not only discuss it. Which exercise is this?
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Short Explanation
You do not prove a fire drill by reading the poster. You walk people to the spare site and then you walk them back, and that performed move is a validation test. A meeting, a traffic recording, and a cable report card do not move the service.
Full Explanation
A validation test, sometimes called a full failover test, actually moves service to the spare site and then returns it, which is the proof the city wants. A tabletop exercise talks through the scenario and does not move systems. Discussing the move is not the same as performing it. A packet capture records frames. It does not fail a site over. A cable certification measures a run against a standard. It does not move a city's service. Exam caveat: a real failover can disrupt users, so the test belongs in a window with a rollback and with the people who would do it in an emergency. Operational check: record the start, the moment service is confirmed on the spare site, the failback, and the gaps the operators hit. Record the time service was confirmed on the spare site and the gaps the operators hit during failback. Schedule the test with the people who would run a real emergency, not only with the author of the plan.