SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company is migrating a legacy application to AWS and needs to ensure that the application can access on-premises resources securely. The company has established an AWS Direct Connect connection. Which AWS service should the company use to route traffic between the VPC and the on-premises network?
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Why each option matters
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Virtual Private Gateway (VGW).
Virtual Private Gateway (VGW). A VGW is required to terminate the AWS Direct Connect connection and route traffic between the VPC and the on-premises network. Option B (VPC Peering) only connects VPCs, not on-premises networks. Option C (Internet Gateway) is for internet access, not private connectivity via Direct Connect. Option D (AWS Transit Gateway) can be used to interconnect multiple VPCs and on-premises networks, but for a single VPC connected via Direct Connect, a VGW is the direct and appropriate service.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Virtual Private Gateway (VGW).
Why this is correct
VGW is used with Direct Connect to connect to on-premises.
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VPC Peering.
Why it's wrong here
VPC Peering is for VPC-to-VPC connections.
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Internet Gateway (IGW).
Why it's wrong here
IGW is for internet connectivity.
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AWS Transit Gateway.
Why it's wrong here
Transit Gateway is for connecting multiple VPCs.
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