SI-13(4): Standby Component Installation and Notification

Control Family:

System and Information Integrity

Parent Control:

SI-13: Predictable Failure Prevention

CSF v2.0 References:

PR.IR-03

Threats Addressed:

Denial of Service

Baselines:

(Not part of any baseline)

Previous Version:

NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4:
SI-13(4): Standby Component Installation / Notification

Control Statement

If system component failures are detected:

Ensure that the standby components are successfully and transparently installed within [Assignment: organization-defined time period] ; and
[Assignment (one or more): activate [Assignment: organization-defined alarm] , automatically shut down the system, [Assignment: organization-defined action] ].

Supplemental Guidance

Automatic or manual transfer of components from standby to active mode can occur upon the detection of component failures.