VCP-VMC 2024 Question 115
Select 2You are tasked with designing a multi-cloud architecture for an organization that plans to run its production workloads on VMware Cloud on AWS while utilizing Azure for disaster recovery. The organization requires high availability, cost efficiency, and minimal latency between the primary and disaster recovery sites. Which TWO key considerations should you prioritize during the planning and designing phase?
- A
Ensure that a Direct Connect or ExpressRoute connection is established between VMware Cloud on AWS and Azure for reduced latency.
- B
Deploy VMware HCX to facilitate workload migration between VMware Cloud on AWS and Azure.
- C
Configure a stretched cluster in VMware Cloud on AWS to include nodes from Azure.
- D
Evaluate Azure Site Recovery as the disaster recovery solution and ensure compatibility with VMware workloads.
- E
Design the architecture to use VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) for automated failover between the two clouds.
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Correct answers: A, E
Explanation
In this scenario, the organization needs a robust disaster recovery solution with minimal latency and high availability. Establishing a Direct Connect or ExpressRoute connection ensures low-latency connectivity between VMware Cloud on AWS and Azure. Additionally, VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) is the most suitable tool to automate failover and failback processes between the two clouds, as it is purpose-built for VMware environments. Other options, such as HCX or Azure Site Recovery, are not optimal for this specific multi-cloud setup.
- A. Correct.
Ensuring a Direct Connect or ExpressRoute connection is critical for reducing latency between VMware Cloud on AWS and Azure, which supports high availability and performance.
- B. Incorrect.
While VMware HCX is useful for workload migration, it is not the primary tool for managing disaster recovery in a multi-cloud environment.
- C. Incorrect.
Stretched clusters cannot span across different cloud providers like VMware Cloud on AWS and Azure, making this option invalid.
- D. Incorrect.
Azure Site Recovery is not natively designed to support VMware workloads running on VMware Cloud on AWS, so its compatibility is limited in this scenario.
- E. Correct.
VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) is specifically designed for automating disaster recovery workflows between VMware environments, making it the ideal choice for this architecture.