CV0-004 Operations and Support Practice Question
A company wants to implement a disaster recovery strategy with an RTO of 15 minutes and an RPO of 1 minute for a critical database. Which approach should be used?
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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Cross-region continuous replication with automatic failover
Continuous replication with automatic failover provides near-zero RPO and fast RTO.
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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Scheduled snapshots every hour
Why it's wrong here
Hourly snapshots give RPO of 1 hour, not 1 minute.
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Daily snapshots copied to another region
Why it's wrong here
Daily snapshots result in RPO up to 24 hours, exceeding 1 minute.
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Weekly full backups to tape stored offsite
Why it's wrong here
Tape backups have high RTO and RPO.
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Cross-region continuous replication with automatic failover
Why this is correct
Continuous replication meets both RTO and RPO requirements.
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