ANS-C01 Network Management and Operations Practice Question
A company manages multiple VPCs connected via a transit gateway. Each VPC has a VPN connection to an on-premises data center. The network team wants to monitor the bandwidth utilization on each VPN connection. Which approach is the most efficient?
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 Amazon CloudWatch metrics for the VPN tunnels.
CloudWatch metrics for VPN tunnels provide bandwidth utilization. Option B is wrong because VPC Flow Logs are for packet-level logs, not metrics. Option C is wrong because AWS Config tracks configuration. Option D is wrong because Transit Gateway Network Manager provides topology, not bandwidth metrics.
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 Amazon CloudWatch metrics for the VPN tunnels.
Why this is correct
CloudWatch provides built-in metrics for VPN tunnel throughput.
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Enable VPC Flow Logs on each VPC and aggregate them in CloudWatch Logs Insights.
Why it's wrong here
Flow Logs are for logs, not direct bandwidth metrics.
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Use Transit Gateway Network Manager to view VPN bandwidth.
Why it's wrong here
Network Manager shows topology, not metrics.
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Use AWS Config rules to monitor VPN bandwidth changes.
Why it's wrong here
Config monitors configuration changes, not performance.
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