CV0-004 Operations and Support Practice Question
A cloud architect is designing a disaster recovery plan. The application requires a Recovery Time Objective (RTO) of 15 minutes and a Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of 1 hour. Which strategy best meets these requirements?
⚠ Common exam trap
CV0-004 often tests the trade-offs between RTO and RPO; candidates may choose daily snapshots thinking they are sufficient, but they fail to meet the 1-hour RPO.
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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Continuous replication to a warm standby site
Continuous replication to a warm standby site best meets the RTO of 15 minutes and RPO of 1 hour. Warm standby maintains a scaled-down but functional copy of the environment that can be quickly scaled up, and continuous replication ensures data loss is within minutes, satisfying the RPO.
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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Daily snapshots replicated to another region
Why it's wrong here
Daily snapshots give an RPO of up to 24 hours, far exceeding the one-hour requirement, and restoring a full snapshot typically exceeds the 15-minute RTO. It tempts because cross-region replication addresses regional failure, but the snapshot interval is the disqualifying factor.
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Scheduled cross-region snapshots every 6 hours
Why it's wrong here
Six-hourly snapshots produce an RPO of up to six hours, breaching the one-hour requirement, and restoring snapshots rarely completes within 15 minutes. It tempts because cross-region snapshots do provide geographic redundancy, but the interval is too coarse.
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Backup to tape and store offsite
Why it's wrong here
Tape backup offers an RPO measured in days and recovery requiring physical retrieval and restore, so it cannot meet either the one-hour RPO or 15-minute RTO. It tempts as an inexpensive long-term archival medium for compliance retention, not operational recovery.
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Continuous replication to a warm standby site
Why this is correct
Continuous replication satisfies the one-hour RPO by shipping every write to the standby, while the warm standby's pre-provisioned, running-but-idle capacity enables promotion within the 15-minute RTO. Unlike pilot light or backup/restore, no rebuild or data reload delay is incurred, meeting both targets simultaneously.
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