ANS-C01 Network Management and Operations Practice Question
A company is designing a highly available network architecture using AWS Direct Connect. Which TWO actions should be taken to ensure redundancy?
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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Provision two Direct Connect connections at different locations
To ensure redundancy for AWS Direct Connect, you should provision two Direct Connect connections at different locations (option C) to eliminate a single point of failure, and configure BGP with different ASNs on each connection (option E) to enable path diversity and automatic failover. Option A is incorrect because a single private VIF (or multiple VIFs) on a single connection still creates a single point of failure. Option B is incorrect because while a VPN backup provides some redundancy, it is not one of the two required actions for a highly available Direct Connect architecture—the question specifically asks for actions using Direct Connect. Option D is incorrect because multiple VIFs on a single connection do not provide physical path diversity; they share the same underlying connection.
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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Create a single private VIF on the Direct Connect connection
Why it's wrong here
Single VIF provides no redundancy.
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Set up a VPN connection over the internet as a backup
Why it's wrong here
VPN backup is good but not a Direct Connect redundancy action.
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Provision two Direct Connect connections at different locations
Why this is correct
Two connections at different locations provide physical diversity.
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Use a single Direct Connect connection with multiple VIFs
Why it's wrong here
Multiple VIFs on a single connection share the same physical link.
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Configure BGP with different ASNs on each connection
Why this is correct
Different ASNs allow BGP to prefer one path and failover to the other.
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