2V0-41.24 Question 122
Single answerA network administrator is designing a VMware NSX-T Data Center deployment for a critical application that requires high availability and minimal disruption during maintenance. The application demands equal load distribution across multiple uplinks, and there is a need for stateful services such as NAT and firewalling. Which Tier-0 configuration should the administrator choose to meet these requirements?
- A
Active/Active Tier-0 with Equal-Cost Multi-Pathing (ECMP)
- B
Stateful Active/Active Tier-0
- C
Active/Standby Tier-0
- D
Active/Active Tier-1 with ECMP
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Stateful Active/Active Tier-0 is the ideal configuration for the given requirements. It combines the benefits of high availability, equal load distribution across multiple uplinks, and support for stateful services like NAT and firewalling. Other configurations either lack stateful service support or do not provide equal load distribution across uplinks.
- A. Incorrect.
Active/Active Tier-0 with ECMP provides equal load distribution across multiple uplinks but does not support stateful services such as NAT and firewalling. This configuration is stateless.
- B. Correct.
Stateful Active/Active Tier-0 is the correct choice as it supports high availability, equal load distribution across uplinks, and stateful services like NAT and firewalling.
- C. Incorrect.
Active/Standby Tier-0 provides stateful services but does not support equal load distribution across uplinks since only one active path is used at a time.
- D. Incorrect.
Active/Active Tier-1 with ECMP is not relevant to the Tier-0 routing design for uplink distribution and stateful services.