CV0-004 Cloud Architecture and Design Practice Question
A company is designing a disaster recovery solution with a recovery time objective (RTO) of 1 hour and a recovery point objective (RPO) of 15 minutes. Which TWO strategies would meet these requirements? (Select TWO.)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Hot standby
Hot standby provides near-zero RTO and RPO, while warm standby can achieve RTO of 1 hour and RPO of 15 minutes if properly configured. Cold standby and backup/restore typically have longer RTO/RPO.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Active-active
Why it's wrong here
Active-active provides high availability but may not meet RPO if not designed for disaster recovery.
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Hot standby
Why this is correct
Hot standby has resources ready and can fail over within minutes, meeting RTO of 1 hour and RPO of 15 minutes.
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Backup and restore
Why it's wrong here
Backup and restore usually exceeds RTO of 1 hour and RPO of 15 minutes.
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Warm standby
Why this is correct
Warm standby has some resources running and can achieve RTO of 1 hour and RPO of 15 minutes with appropriate replication.
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Cold standby
Why it's wrong here
Cold standby requires provisioning and has longer RTO, typically hours.
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