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Google Professional Cloud Database Engineer Exam - Topic 3 Question 54 Discussion

You manage a meeting booking application that uses Cloud SQL. During an important launch, the Cloud SQL instance went through a maintenance event that resulted in a downtime of more than 5 minutes and adversely affected your production application. You need to immediately address the maintenance issue to prevent any unplanned events in the future. What should you do?
C) Contact Support to understand why your Cloud SQL instance had a downtime of more than 5 minutes.
A) Set your production instance's maintenance window to non-business hours.
B) Migrate the Cloud SQL instance to Cloud Spanner to avoid any future disruptions due to maintenance.
D) Use Cloud Scheduler to schedule a maintenance window of no longer than 5 minutes.

Google Professional Cloud Database Engineer Exam - Topic 3 Question 54 Discussion

Actual exam question for Google's Professional Cloud Database Engineer exam
Question #: 54
Topic #: 3
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You manage a meeting booking application that uses Cloud SQL. During an important launch, the Cloud SQL instance went through a maintenance event that resulted in a downtime of more than 5 minutes and adversely affected your production application. You need to immediately address the maintenance issue to prevent any unplanned events in the future. What should you do?

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Suggested Answer: C

Cloud Scheduler triggers actions at regular fixed intervals, whereas Cloud Tasks triggers actions based on how the individual task object is configured. Reference: https://cloud.google.com/tasks/docs/comp-tasks-sched


by Marvel at Mar 20, 2025, 07:32 PM

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Rhea
9 months ago
Wait, can you really schedule a maintenance window for only 5 minutes?
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Rose
9 months ago
I disagree, migrating to Cloud Spanner could be a better long-term solution.
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Milly
9 months ago
Definitely need to contact Support about that downtime!
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Tamesha
9 months ago
Non-business hours maintenance is a must to avoid disruptions!
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Dolores
9 months ago
Setting the maintenance window to non-business hours seems smart.
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Joseph
10 months ago
I practiced a question about using Cloud Scheduler, but I’m not sure if scheduling a maintenance window of just 5 minutes is enough to cover all scenarios.
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Leonora
10 months ago
I think contacting support could help clarify what went wrong, but it might not be a long-term solution.
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Margart
10 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but migrating to Cloud Spanner sounds like a big step. Would that really prevent future maintenance issues?
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Nathan
10 months ago
I remember we discussed setting maintenance windows during non-business hours to minimize impact. That seems like a practical approach.
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Deeanna
11 months ago
Contacting support to understand the root cause of the downtime is a good idea, but it doesn't directly address the issue at hand. I'll need to consider the other options more closely.
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Talia
11 months ago
Okay, I think I've got this. Setting the maintenance window to non-business hours seems like the most logical solution to prevent future disruptions. I'll go with that.
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Fidelia
11 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. Migrating to Cloud Spanner seems like a big change, but I'm not sure if that's the best approach here. Let me think through the other options more carefully.
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Tomoko
11 months ago
This seems like a straightforward question about addressing a maintenance issue with a Cloud SQL instance. I'll carefully consider the options and choose the best solution.
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Joaquin
1 year ago
Wait, so the Cloud SQL instance went down for more than 5 minutes? That's like trying to run a meeting booking app on a toaster oven. Might as well just use carrier pigeons!
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Laticia
1 year ago
Wait, so the Cloud SQL instance went down for more than 5 minutes? That's like trying to run a meeting booking app on a toaster oven. Might as well just use carrier pigeons!
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Gregoria
1 year ago
C) Contact Support to understand why your Cloud SQL instance had a downtime of more than 5 minutes.
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Chau
1 year ago
A) Set your production instance's maintenance window to non-business hours.
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Mari
1 year ago
Using Cloud Scheduler to limit the maintenance window to 5 minutes? That's like trying to fit an elephant in a shoebox! Good luck with that one.
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Jackie
1 year ago
Using Cloud Scheduler to limit the maintenance window to 5 minutes? That's like trying to fit an elephant in a shoebox! Good luck with that one.
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Jess
1 year ago
C) Contact Support to understand why your Cloud SQL instance had a downtime of more than 5 minutes.
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Ressie
1 year ago
A) Set your production instance's maintenance window to non-business hours.
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Malcolm
1 year ago
Contacting Support is definitely the way to go. They should be able to provide insights and help me address this issue.
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Tanja
1 year ago
C) Contact Support to understand why your Cloud SQL instance had a downtime of more than 5 minutes.
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Georgiann
1 year ago
A) Set your production instance's maintenance window to non-business hours.
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Mertie
1 year ago
I'm not sure, maybe we should also contact Support to understand why it happened in the first place.
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Brett
1 year ago
Migrating to Cloud Spanner seems like an overkill. I'd rather just work with Support to understand the root cause and prevent future disruptions.
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Nan
1 year ago
I agree with Timmy, that seems like the best option to prevent future downtime.
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Mee
1 year ago
Setting the maintenance window to non-business hours is a great idea. That way, my users won't be affected by any downtime.
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Charlene
1 year ago
That's a good point. I should definitely reach out to Support to investigate the downtime issue.
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Loreta
1 year ago
C) Contact Support to understand why your Cloud SQL instance had a downtime of more than 5 minutes.
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Jeannetta
1 year ago
Setting the maintenance window to non-business hours is a great idea. That way, my users won't be affected by any downtime.
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Sage
1 year ago
A) Set your production instance's maintenance window to non-business hours.
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Kizzy
1 year ago
Setting the maintenance window to non-business hours is a great idea. That way, my users won't be affected by any downtime.
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Lavonne
1 year ago
C) Contact Support to understand why your Cloud SQL instance had a downtime of more than 5 minutes.
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Fletcher
1 year ago
A) Set your production instance's maintenance window to non-business hours.
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Timmy
1 year ago
I think we should set the maintenance window to non-business hours to avoid disruptions.
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