CV0-004 Operations and Support Practice Question
A company wants to implement a disaster recovery plan with minimal data loss and fast recovery. Which TWO strategies best achieve an RPO of minutes and RTO of hours?
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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Pilot light environment
Cross-region replication and pilot light can achieve low RPO and moderate RTO.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Multi-site active-active
Why it's wrong here
Multi-site active-active is not the *best* strategy here because its primary design optimises for near-zero RPO and RTO, often for continuous availability and load balancing across sites. While it achieves the specified RPO and RTO, its inherent complexity and cost are typically justified for scenarios demanding instantaneous failover with no data loss, rather than targets of minutes and hours. It is tempting because it offers superior resilience, making it ideal for mission-critical applications where any downtime or data loss is unacceptable.
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Pilot light environment
Why this is correct
Pilot light can be scaled up for recovery within hours.
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Cross-region replication of data
Why this is correct
Replication can achieve an RPO of minutes.
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Backup and restore
Why it's wrong here
Backup and restore often has higher RPO and RTO.
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Warm standby
Why it's wrong here
Warm standby achieves lower RTO (minutes) but higher cost.
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