The answer is two Direct Connect connections from different providers to different Direct Connect locations. This configuration provides the most resilient setup because it eliminates any single point of failure—a single provider outage or a location-wide disruption cannot take down your connectivity. For the AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty ANS-C01 exam, this question tests your understanding of direct connect redundant connections diversity, a core high-availability concept that often appears in scenario-based questions. A common trap is assuming that multiple virtual interfaces (VIFs) on one physical link offer redundancy, but they share the same underlying cable and location risk. Remember the memory tip: “Different provider, different location, different failure domain”—true diversity requires both layers of separation to achieve maximum uptime.
ANS-C01 Network Management and Operations Practice Question
This ANS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of network management and operations. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company is using AWS Direct Connect with a private VIF to connect to a VPC. They want to ensure high availability by having a second Direct Connect connection. Which configuration provides the most resilient setup?
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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Two Direct Connect connections from different providers to different Direct Connect locations.
Option A is correct because using two separate Direct Connect connections from different providers to different AWS locations ensures that no single point of failure (e.g., a single provider outage or location failure) can bring down connectivity. Option B is wrong because a single connection with two VIFs still has a single physical link. Option C is wrong because placing both connections in the same location still has a single location failure risk. Option D is wrong because a VPN is lower bandwidth and less reliable than Direct Connect.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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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Two Direct Connect connections from the same provider to the same Direct Connect location with separate VIFs.
Why it's wrong here
Shared physical path and location create single points of failure.
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Two Direct Connect connections from different providers to different Direct Connect locations.
Why this is correct
Diverse paths provide maximum resilience.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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One Direct Connect connection and one Site-to-Site VPN as backup.
Why it's wrong here
VPN is a backup but not as resilient as two Direct Connects.
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One Direct Connect connection with two private VIFs.
Why it's wrong here
Single physical connection is a single point of failure.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
→Underline the problem statement mentally.
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
An e-commerce site experiences heavy traffic on Black Friday and near-zero traffic during off-peak weeks. Rather than provisioning permanent large VMs, the team uses auto-scaling groups that add capacity automatically under load and reduce it overnight. Questions like this test whether you understand elasticity, availability zones, and cloud compute scaling patterns.
What to study next
Got this wrong? Here's your next step.
Identify which ANS-C01 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
Network Management and Operations — This question tests Network Management and Operations — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Two Direct Connect connections from different providers to different Direct Connect locations. — Option A is correct because using two separate Direct Connect connections from different providers to different AWS locations ensures that no single point of failure (e.g., a single provider outage or location failure) can bring down connectivity. Option B is wrong because a single connection with two VIFs still has a single physical link. Option C is wrong because placing both connections in the same location still has a single location failure risk. Option D is wrong because a VPN is lower bandwidth and less reliable than Direct Connect.
What should I do if I get this ANS-C01 question wrong?
Identify which ANS-C01 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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