Which Change Management Document Ensures System Restoration After a Failed Deployment?
A systems administrator would like to deploy a change to a production system. Which of the following must the administrator submit to demonstrate that the system can be restored to a working state in the event of a performance issue?
Community Votes
100% of anonymous learners picked answer A. Votes are pick records left by other test-takers — they are not the verified answer.
Community Insight
The exam tests your ability to distinguish change management documents; the backout plan specifically addresses rollback, while impact analysis, test procedure, and approval procedure serve different purposes.
The backout plan is the change management document that ensures a production system can be restored to a working state after a failed deployment. Community consensus strongly identifies option A as correct, emphasizing its role as a predefined rollback strategy.
Selecting impact analysis: While impact analysis is important, it focuses on identifying affected systems and stakeholders, not on the step-by-step restoration/rollback procedure required to recover from a performance issue.
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Expert Analysis
Why the Answer Is Correct
A backout plan is a predefined, documented strategy for reversing a change if it causes undesirable outcomes, such as performance issues. As comment [1] explains, it is a safety measure that ensures data integrity and system availability by outlining how to return the system to its pre-change state. Therefore, submitting a backout plan satisfies the requirement to demonstrate that the system can be restored to a working state after a failed deployment.Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Impact analysis (B) identifies what will be affected by the change but does not provide a rollback mechanism. Test procedure (C) verifies that the change works as intended before/during deployment, but it does not address recovery after a failure. Approval procedure (D) is the process of obtaining authorization for the change, not a plan for restoring service. Only the backout plan directly answers the "restore to working state" requirement.Community Comment Notes
The majority of comments (with 100% votes for A) agree on the backout plan. Comment [2] emphasizes that it provides a detailed strategy for reverting changes and addresses the critical need for a reliable rollback mechanism. Comment [3] simply repeats "A. Backout plan," confirming consensus. Comment [1] also usefully reminds us of related concepts like backup, RTO, and MTTR, which are relevant in broader recovery planning but do not replace the backout plan.Official Reference
Exam Strategy
When asked about documenting recovery or rollback in change management, look for the correct term 'backout plan'—remember that only a document containing explicit restoration/rollback steps can satisfy a 'restore to working state' requirement. Eliminate options that relate to analysis, testing, or approval but lack the rollback procedure.
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