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1Y0-401 · Question #195

How should the architect recommend the NetScalers be implemented to increase site resiliency?

The correct answer is A. Configure GSLB for user connectivity. To significantly increase site resiliency across multiple datacenters, the architect should recommend configuring Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) for user connectivity.

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Question

How should the architect recommend the NetScalers be implemented to increase site resiliency?

Options

  • AConfigure GSLB for user connectivity
  • BCreate a cluster instance that includes all three appliances.
  • CConfigure a backup vServer.
  • DConfigure failover sites within the NetScaler.

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    44% (17)
  • B
    13% (5)
  • C
    8% (3)
  • D
    36% (14)

Why each option

To significantly increase site resiliency across multiple datacenters, the architect should recommend configuring Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) for user connectivity.

AConfigure GSLB for user connectivityCorrect

Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) is the most effective feature for enhancing site resiliency in a multi-datacenter environment. GSLB intelligently monitors the health of services across different datacenters and dynamically directs user requests to the optimal or available site, ensuring continuous service access even during a datacenter-wide outage.

BCreate a cluster instance that includes all three appliances.

Creating a single cluster instance encompassing all three appliances across geographically distant datacenters is not a viable solution for site resiliency; clusters require low-latency, high-bandwidth interconnects and are not designed for distributed operation over WAN links.

CConfigure a backup vServer.

Configuring a backup vServer primarily provides redundancy for a service within a single NetScaler instance or datacenter, which does not address overall site resiliency across multiple, geographically separated datacenters.

DConfigure failover sites within the NetScaler.

While NetScaler appliances support failover within a high availability pair, configuring 'failover sites within the NetScaler' is not a specific feature for inter-site resiliency; site-to-site failover and traffic redirection are fundamentally handled by GSLB.

Concept tested: Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) for site resiliency

Source: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-adc/current-release/global-server-load-balancing.html

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#NetScaler#site resiliency#GSLB

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