SG0-001 · Question #346
In a highly available SAN configuration that guarantees no data loss, which of the following replication approaches is required?
The correct answer is B. Synchronous. To guarantee no data loss in a highly available SAN configuration, synchronous replication is the required approach because it ensures writes are committed to both primary and secondary storage simultaneously.
Question
In a highly available SAN configuration that guarantees no data loss, which of the following replication approaches is required?
Options
- APoint-in-time
- BSynchronous
- CJournaling
- DAsynchronous
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A5% (1)
- B86% (18)
- D10% (2)
Why each option
To guarantee no data loss in a highly available SAN configuration, synchronous replication is the required approach because it ensures writes are committed to both primary and secondary storage simultaneously.
Point-in-time replication (e.g., snapshots) captures data at a specific moment but does not continuously replicate, meaning data written after the snapshot but before a failure could be lost.
Synchronous replication ensures that data is written to both the primary storage and the secondary, replicated storage site concurrently. A write operation is not acknowledged as complete to the application until both sites confirm the write, thereby guaranteeing zero data loss (RPO=0) in the event of a primary site failure.
Journaling is a file system recovery mechanism that records changes before they are committed to the main file system, but it's not a replication approach for SANs.
Asynchronous replication acknowledges writes on the primary site before they are confirmed on the secondary site, which can lead to data loss during a primary site failure (RPO > 0).
Concept tested: SAN replication for zero data loss
Source: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ztpf/2021?topic=configuration-synchronous-data-replication
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