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DBS-C01 · Question #120

A database specialist is managing an application in the us-west-1 Region and wants to set up disaster recovery in the us-east-1 Region. The Amazon Aurora MySQL DB cluster needs an RPO of 1 minute…

The correct answer is C. Create an Aurora Global Database. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/aurora-global-database- disaster-recovery.html

Submitted by tyler.j· Mar 6, 2026Management and Operations

Question

A database specialist is managing an application in the us-west-1 Region and wants to set up disaster recovery in the us-east-1 Region. The Amazon Aurora MySQL DB cluster needs an RPO of 1 minute and an RTO of 2 minutes. Which approach meets these requirements with no negative performance impact?

Options

  • AEnable synchronous replication.
  • BEnable asynchronous binlog replication.
  • CCreate an Aurora Global Database.
  • DCopy Aurora incremental snapshots to the us-east-1 Region.

How the community answered

(57 responses)
  • A
    23% (13)
  • B
    7% (4)
  • C
    56% (32)
  • D
    14% (8)

Explanation

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/aurora-global-database- disaster-recovery.html

Topics

#Aurora Global Database#disaster recovery#RPO#RTO#cross-region replication#Aurora MySQL

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