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SK0-004 · Question #794

A server administrator has just configured two web front-ends for high availability and even distribution of workload. Which of the following should the administrator implement to achieve the…

The correct answer is C. Round-robin. Round-robin distributes incoming requests evenly across available servers in sequence, achieving both load distribution and high availability.

Server administration

Question

A server administrator has just configured two web front-ends for high availability and even distribution of workload. Which of the following should the administrator implement to achieve the required goals?

Options

  • ADedicated queuing
  • BActive-passive clustering
  • CRound-robin
  • DServer mirroring

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    7% (2)
  • C
    89% (25)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

Round-robin distributes incoming requests evenly across available servers in sequence, achieving both load distribution and high availability.

ADedicated queuing

Dedicated queuing is a message-queuing pattern used for task processing and does not distribute web traffic across multiple front-end servers.

BActive-passive clustering

Active-passive clustering keeps one node idle until the active node fails, which provides high availability but does not distribute the workload evenly under normal operation.

CRound-robinCorrect

Round-robin load balancing cycles through each server in order, directing each new request to the next server in the pool. This ensures even workload distribution across both web front-ends and keeps the service available if one node becomes unavailable, satisfying both the even distribution and high availability requirements simultaneously.

DServer mirroring

Server mirroring replicates data between servers for redundancy or disaster recovery purposes but does not actively distribute incoming client requests across nodes.

Concept tested: Round-robin load balancing for even traffic distribution

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/distribution-mode-concepts

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#load balancing#round-robin#high availability#web servers

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