ANS-C01 Network Implementation Practice Question
A company is deploying a hybrid network architecture with an AWS Direct Connect connection. They require high availability with redundant connections to two different AWS Direct Connect locations. Which configuration meets the high availability requirement?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse multiple virtual interfaces (VIFs) or multiple connections at the same location as sufficient redundancy, but AWS explicitly requires connections at two different Direct Connect locations to achieve true high availability against facility-level failures.
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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Two Direct Connect connections at two different AWS Direct Connect locations
Deploying two Direct Connect connections at two different AWS Direct Connect locations provides physical and logical redundancy. This ensures that if one location experiences an outage, the other location can continue to handle traffic, meeting the high availability requirement. AWS recommends this architecture for production workloads requiring resilient hybrid connectivity.
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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Two Direct Connect connections at two different AWS Direct Connect locations
Why this is correct
Provides physical redundancy and high availability.
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One Direct Connect connection and one AWS Site-to-Site VPN as backup
Why it's wrong here
VPN is less reliable and may not meet SLA requirements.
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Two virtual interfaces (VIFs) on the same Direct Connect connection
Why it's wrong here
Single connection is a single point of failure.
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Two Direct Connect connections at the same AWS Direct Connect location
Why it's wrong here
Same location lacks physical diversity.
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