ANS-C01 Network Management and Operations Practice Question
A company has a Direct Connect connection with a private VIF to a VPC. They want to add a second Direct Connect connection for redundancy. The two connections will terminate on different AWS Direct Connect locations. Which configuration will provide the HIGHEST availability?
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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Use different customer gateway devices and different Direct Connect locations
Using different customer gateway devices and different Direct Connect locations provides full physical diversity, eliminating single points of failure at both the device and location level. Option A introduces a single point of failure by using the same device. Option B uses the same location, reducing availability in case of location failure. Option C uses the same BGP ASN, which can cause routing issues but is not the primary concern for physical redundancy.
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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Use the same customer gateway device for both connections
Why it's wrong here
Using the same customer gateway device for both connections creates a single point of failure at the device level, reducing availability.
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Use the same Direct Connect location for both connections
Why it's wrong here
Using the same Direct Connect location for both connections removes location diversity, making both connections vulnerable to a single location outage.
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Use the same BGP ASN for both connections
Why it's wrong here
Using the same BGP ASN is not a direct availability issue; it can cause BGP routing problems but does not affect physical redundancy.
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Use different customer gateway devices and different Direct Connect locations
Why this is correct
Using different customer gateway devices and different Direct Connect locations maximizes physical diversity, providing the highest availability through independent failure domains.
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