ANS-C01 Network Management and Operations Practice Question
A company is using AWS Direct Connect to connect its on-premises data center to AWS. The company wants to ensure that traffic to the VPC uses the Direct Connect connection instead of the internet. Which configuration is required?
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Add a route in the VPC route table pointing to the on-premises CIDR via the virtual private gateway.
To ensure traffic uses Direct Connect, the route table in the VPC must have a route to the on-premises CIDR via the virtual private gateway (VGW) attached to the Direct Connect. Additionally, on the on-premises side, routes must point to the Direct Connect. The VPC route table should have a more specific route or a default route pointing to the VGW.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Create a VPC peering connection to the on-premises network.
Why it's wrong here
VPC peering is for VPC-to-VPC, not on-premises.
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Add a route in the VPC route table pointing to the on-premises CIDR via the virtual private gateway.
Why this is correct
This directs traffic to the Direct Connect connection.
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Use a NAT gateway in the VPC.
Why it's wrong here
NAT gateways are for outbound internet traffic, not hybrid connectivity.
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Add a route in the VPC route table pointing to the on-premises CIDR via the internet gateway.
Why it's wrong here
This would route traffic via the internet, not Direct Connect.
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