ANS-C01 Network Management and Operations Practice Question
A network engineer is monitoring network performance between an EC2 instance and an on-premises server using AWS VPN. The engineer notices intermittent packet loss. Which AWS service can provide detailed network metrics and path visualization to troubleshoot?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager
AWS X-Ray is for application tracing, not network path. VPC Flow Logs provide packet metadata but not path visualization. Amazon CloudWatch can monitor VPN tunnels but not path. AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager provides network topology and path visualization.
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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Amazon CloudWatch
Why it's wrong here
CloudWatch provides metrics but not path visualization.
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VPC Flow Logs
Why it's wrong here
Flow Logs capture metadata but not path visualization.
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AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager
Why this is correct
Network Manager provides topology and monitoring for VPN and Direct Connect.
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AWS X-Ray
Why it's wrong here
X-Ray is for application tracing, not network path.
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