DBS-C01 Management and Operations Practice Question
A company wants to ensure that their Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL database is automatically backed up every day and retains backups for 30 days. Which configuration should they use?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Enable automated backups with a retention period of 30 days.
Automated backups are enabled by default with a retention period of 1-35 days. Setting backup retention period to 30 days meets the requirement.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Set the backup retention period to 0 to disable automated backups and use manual snapshots.
Why it's wrong here
Disabling automated backups is not desired.
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Create a manual snapshot daily using AWS Backup.
Why it's wrong here
Manual snapshots are not automated backups.
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Enable Multi-AZ deployment for automatic failover.
Why it's wrong here
Multi-AZ does not provide backups.
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Enable automated backups with a retention period of 30 days.
Why this is correct
Automated backups are configurable up to 35 days.
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