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MLA-C01 Practice Question: A team is using SageMaker Pipelines to automate a…
A team is using SageMaker Pipelines to automate a training workflow. They need to ensure that if a step fails, the pipeline can resume from the failed step without reprocessing prior steps. Which TWO configurations are necessary? (Choose TWO.)
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse caching with simply storing artifacts in S3, but caching is an explicit configuration that enables automatic reuse of step outputs, whereas S3 storage alone does not provide any resumption logic.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Set a retry policy on the step
A retry policy on a SageMaker Pipeline step allows the pipeline to automatically re-attempt the failed step without manual intervention, enabling the pipeline to resume from the point of failure. Option E is correct because enabling caching on each step stores the results of previously executed steps; if a step fails and is retried, the pipeline can reuse cached outputs from prior steps, avoiding reprocessing them. Together, these configurations ensure that the pipeline can resume from the failed step efficiently.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Set the Pipeline's parallel flag to True
Why it's wrong here
Parallel execution does not enable resumption from failures.
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Set a retry policy on the step
Why this is correct
Correct: Retry policies automatically retry a step upon failure.
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Use a Lambda step for retry logic
Why it's wrong here
Lambda steps can perform actions but are not a built-in retry mechanism.
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Store intermediate artifacts in S3
Why it's wrong here
While storing artifacts is common, it does not automatically enable resumption without caching.
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Enable caching on each step
Why this is correct
Correct: Caching allows reuse of outputs from previous successful runs.
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