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Which protocol do Consul servers use to maintain the WAN gossip pool?
2A cross-datacenter service discovery request is failing. You observe the local datacenter can resolve the service via DNS, but the remote datacenter cannot. Which configuration parameter must be checked?
3In a multi-datacenter environment, what happens if the 'primary_datacenter' server cluster becomes unavailable?
4You have enabled ACL replication between a primary and secondary datacenter. What is the effect of changing an ACL policy in the primary datacenter?
5You are troubleshooting a partition between two datacenters. The WAN gossip shows high latency. Which Consul CLI tool provides the best insight into the WAN gossip state?
6How do you enable WAN federation between two Consul datacenters that do not share a network?
7You are joining two Consul datacenters via WAN gossip. Which command must be executed on a Consul server in the secondary datacenter to initiate the federation?
8What is the role of a Consul server in a non-primary datacenter regarding ACLs?
9A service in datacenter A needs to call a service in datacenter B. If 'prepared_queries' are not used, how does the service discovery query look?
10What is the purpose of the 'datacenter' field in the Consul agent configuration?
11What happens to the gossip protocol if the 'encrypt' key is mismatched between two datacenters trying to join via WAN?
12When configuring ACL replication, where must the 'acl_replication_token' be defined?
13You want to ensure that specific services in a remote datacenter are only accessible to certain local services. How can you achieve this?
14When using 'prepared_queries' for cross-datacenter failover, what does the 'failover' block allow you to specify?
15Which file path is standard for storing the Consul server configuration, including WAN settings?
16What is the default port used for WAN gossip between Consul servers?
17Which file format is used for Consul configuration?
18What is the benefit of using a Mesh Gateway in a multi-datacenter deployment with overlapping IP space?
19If you are running Consul Enterprise, what feature simplifies the management of cross-datacenter secrets?
20To verify if two datacenters are connected via WAN, which command shows the remote datacenter's server nodes?
21You notice that the KV store is not consistent across datacenters. What is the cause?
22When joining a new datacenter to an existing WAN pool, what is the best practice for server versions?
23What is the function of the 'retry_join_wan' configuration?
24When using multiple datacenters, what is the primary role of the 'consul-template' tool?
25Which TWO of the following are prerequisites for successful WAN federation?
26Which TWO statements are true regarding Consul Mesh Gateways?
27Which THREE configuration items are part of a complete WAN gossip setup?
28When configuring an ACL policy for cross-datacenter access, what policy rule is necessary to read service information from a remote datacenter?
29What is the recommended number of Consul servers per datacenter to ensure high availability?
30Which THREE factors influence cross-datacenter service discovery resolution?
31Which THREE items are required when configuring ACL replication in Consul?
32Which TWO of the following accurately describe Consul's WAN gossip protocol behavior?
33Which TWO of the following are true about Consul datacenters?
34Which THREE items are included in the metadata shared via WAN gossip?
35Which THREE features are critical for maintaining ACL consistency across datacenters?
36Which THREE network considerations are vital for Consul WAN federation?
37Which TWO of the following are valid ways to troubleshoot inter-datacenter communication issues?
38Which TWO of the following are consequences of a primary datacenter outage in a federated environment?
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