{"id":7371,"date":"2011-10-04T15:49:13","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T15:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/cold-server\/"},"modified":"2011-10-04T15:49:13","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T15:49:13","slug":"cold-server","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/14302\/cold-server","title":{"rendered":"Cold Server"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_cold_server_mean\">What Does Cold Server Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A cold server is a disaster recovery backup server that operates only if the main server is interrupted or fails. A cold server holds all main server files and programs and remains in an unpowered state until a backup is required.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_cold_server\">Techopedia Explains Cold Server<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once the appropriate software is installed on a cold server, it is turned off until it is needed. 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