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Microsoft DP-300 Exam - Topic 3 Question 9 Discussion

Actual exam question for Microsoft's DP-300 exam
Question #: 9
Topic #: 3
[All DP-300 Questions]

You need to recommend an availability strategy for an Azure SQL database. The strategy must meet the

following requirements:

Support failovers that do not require client applications to change their connection strings.

Replicate the database to a secondary Azure region.

Support failover to the secondary region.

What should you include in the recommendation?

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Suggested Answer: D

Active geo-replication is an Azure SQL Database feature that allows you to create readable secondary databases of individual databases on a server in the same or different data center (region).

Incorrect Answers:

C: Availability Zones are unique physical locations within a region. Each zone is made up of one or more

datacenters equipped with independent power, cooling, and networking.


https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/active-geo-replication-overview

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Belen
4 months ago
A is the way to go, no doubt about it!
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Zona
4 months ago
I thought geo-replication was the go-to for this kind of setup.
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Skye
4 months ago
Wait, are we sure A is the best option?
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Gail
5 months ago
I think D could work too, but not as seamless.
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Pamela
5 months ago
Definitely A, failover groups are perfect for this!
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Carin
5 months ago
Availability Zones seem more about uptime within a region rather than cross-region failover, so I don't think that's the answer here.
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Truman
5 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about geo-replication being useful for disaster recovery. Does it support automatic failover?
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Bette
5 months ago
I think failover groups might be the right choice since they handle automatic failover without needing to change connection strings.
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Clare
5 months ago
I practiced a similar question, and I feel like transactional replication might not meet all the requirements, especially for failover.
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Milly
5 months ago
I'm pretty sure the answer is B. lvsnapshot sounds like the command to create a snapshot of a logical volume.
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Dorethea
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit confused about the difference between a regular directory listing and a recursive one. I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Anika
5 months ago
Okay, let me think this through. The key details are the Sponsor portal, Kerberos authentication, and delegating to a third party. Based on that, I'm leaning towards option B, Active Directory, since it supports Kerberos and can integrate with third-party authentication providers.
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Felix
5 months ago
I vaguely remember that a 'Clinic without walls' allows doctors to work in multiple locations independently, which seems different from a consolidated group.
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Louvenia
5 months ago
I've got a good handle on business architecture, so I feel confident I can figure out how it provides value for solution architecture.
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