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DOP-C02 · Question #48

A company is using an Amazon Aurora cluster as the data store for its application. The Aurora cluster is configured with a single DB instance. The application performs read and write operations on…

The correct answer is A. Add a reader instance to the Aurora cluster. Update the application to use the Aurora cluster. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Concepts.AuroraHighAvailab You can set up a Multi-AZ cluster by making a simple choice when you create the cluster. The choice is simple whether you use the AWS Management Console, the AWS CLI, or the Amazon RDS API…

Submitted by packet_pusher· Mar 6, 2026Reliability & Resilience

Question

A company is using an Amazon Aurora cluster as the data store for its application. The Aurora cluster is configured with a single DB instance. The application performs read and write operations on the database by using the cluster's instance endpoint. The company has scheduled an update to be applied to the cluster during an upcoming maintenance window. The cluster must remain available with the least possible interruption during the maintenance window. What should a DevOps engineer do to meet these requirements?

Options

  • AAdd a reader instance to the Aurora cluster. Update the application to use the Aurora cluster
  • BAdd a reader instance to the Aurora cluster. Create a custom ANY endpoint for the cluster.
  • CTurn on the Multi-AZ option on the Aurora cluster. Update the application to use the Aurora
  • DTurn on the Multi-AZ option on the Aurora cluster. Create a custom ANY endpoint for the cluster.

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  • A
    85% (33)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Concepts.AuroraHighAvailab You can set up a Multi-AZ cluster by making a simple choice when you create the cluster. The choice is simple whether you use the AWS Management Console, the AWS CLI, or the Amazon RDS API. You can also make an existing Aurora cluster into a Multi-AZ cluster by adding a new reader instance and specifying a different Availability Zone.

Topics

#Aurora availability#Aurora reader instance#Maintenance window#Database resilience

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