ANS-C01 Network Management and Operations Practice Question
A company is using AWS Direct Connect with a private VIF. They want to monitor the BGP session status and receive alerts if the session goes down. Which AWS service should they use?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse network monitoring (CloudWatch metrics for BGP state) with logging (Flow Logs, CloudTrail) or configuration tracking (Config), assuming any AWS monitoring service can handle BGP session alerts, but only CloudWatch provides the specific metric and alarm functionality for Direct Connect BGP status.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch is the correct service because it can monitor the BGP session status of a Direct Connect private VIF by publishing metrics such as 'bgp_session_state' (0=down, 1=up) and 'connection_state' to CloudWatch. You can then create a CloudWatch alarm that triggers an alert (e.g., via SNS) when the BGP session state transitions to 0, providing real-time notification of a session failure.
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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VPC Flow Logs
Why it's wrong here
Flow logs capture IP traffic, not BGP status.
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Amazon CloudWatch
Why this is correct
Direct Connect metrics including BGP status are available in CloudWatch.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
Config tracks resource configuration changes, not real-time BGP status.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail records API calls, not BGP status.
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