SAP-C02 · Question #112
A company has developed an application that is running Windows Server on VMware vSphere VMs that the company hosts or premises. The application data is stored in a proprietary format that must be read
The correct answer is B. Configure CloudEndure Disaster Recovery. Replicate the data to replication Amazon EC2. CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is the optimal solution for temporarily hosting on-premises Windows Server VMs in AWS for disaster recovery, as it provides continuous, low RPO replication of entire machines to AWS and supports automated failback with minimal operational overhead.
Question
A company has developed an application that is running Windows Server on VMware vSphere VMs that the company hosts or premises. The application data is stored in a proprietary format that must be read through the application. The company manually provisioned the servers and the application. As pan of us disaster recovery plan, the company warns the ability to host its application on AWS temporarily me company's on-premises environment becomes unavailable The company wants the application to return to on-premises hosting after a disaster recovery event is complete the RPO in 5 minutes. Which solution meets these requirements with the LEAST amount of operational overhead?
Options
- AConfigure AWS DataSync. Replicate the data lo Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
- BConfigure CloudEndure Disaster Recovery. Replicate the data to replication Amazon EC2
- CProvision an AWS Storage Gateway Web gateway. Recreate the data to an Amazon S3 bucket.
- DProvision an Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file system on AWS. Replicate the data to the
How the community answered
(44 responses)- A11% (5)
- B80% (35)
- C7% (3)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is the optimal solution for temporarily hosting on-premises Windows Server VMs in AWS for disaster recovery, as it provides continuous, low RPO replication of entire machines to AWS and supports automated failback with minimal operational overhead.
AWS DataSync is a data transfer service used for moving large amounts of data between on-premises and AWS storage, not a comprehensive disaster recovery solution for entire VMs with application and OS.
CloudEndure Disaster Recovery (now AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery) is specifically designed for business continuity, continuously replicating entire machines (OS, applications, and data) from on-premises VMware VMs to AWS, offering RPO in seconds (easily meeting 5 minutes), and includes automated failback capabilities, all with minimal operational overhead.
AWS Storage Gateway is used to extend on-premises storage to AWS and does not provide comprehensive disaster recovery for entire virtual machines, nor does it offer automated failback.
Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides managed Windows file storage but does not replicate entire virtual machines, including the operating system and installed applications, making it unsuitable for a full VM-level disaster recovery scenario with low RPO and failback.
Concept tested: Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies, RPO, CloudEndure DR
Source: https://aws.amazon.com/disaster-recovery/
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