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SI-13(05) Failover Capability

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.1.1+u4
All changes in this version
first version loaded SI part of SI-13

Title

Failover Capability

Control

Provide [Selection: real-time; near real-time] [Assignment: failover capability] for the system.

Discussion

Failover refers to the automatic switchover to an alternate system upon the failure of the primary system. Failover capability includes incorporating mirrored system operations at alternate processing sites or periodic data mirroring at regular intervals defined by the recovery time periods of organizations.

Parameters

si-13.05_odp.01: [real-time; near real-time]
si-13.05_odp.02: failover capability

Related controls

cp-6, cp-7, cp-9

Assessment objective

SI-13(05) [Selection: real-time; near real-time] [Assignment: failover capability] is provided for the system.

STIG rules that implement this control 0

No followed STIG rule cites a CCI indexed to this control (CCI list 2026-07-14).