CV0-004 Cloud Architecture and Design Practice Question
A cloud architect is designing a disaster recovery solution for a critical database. The RTO is 4 hours and the RPO is 1 hour. Which replication strategy should the architect choose to meet these requirements?
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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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Warm standby
Warm standby maintains a partially scaled environment with frequent replication, meeting an RPO of 1 hour and RTO of 4 hours.
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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Hot standby
Why it's wrong here
Hot standby has near-zero RTO and RPO but is more expensive than required.
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Active-passive
Why it's wrong here
Active-passive is a general failover model; it does not specify the readiness level.
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Warm standby
Why this is correct
Correct. Warm standby can achieve RPO of 1 hour and RTO of 4 hours.
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Cold standby
Why it's wrong here
Cold standby does not have data replication; RTO and RPO would be much higher than required.
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