PCNE Configuring Network Services Practice Question
A company wants to forward DNS queries from their on-premises network to Google Cloud for resolution of private zone names. Which configuration is required?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse the direction of DNS forwarding—assuming a forwarding zone (which sends queries from Cloud to on-premises) is the same as an inbound policy (which receives queries from on-premises)—and overlook that the question specifies forwarding from on-premises to Google Cloud.
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DNS inbound server policy
A DNS inbound server policy allows an on-premises DNS resolver to forward queries to Google Cloud, enabling resolution of private zone names. This policy creates a forwarding path from on-premises to Cloud DNS using a specific inbound endpoint, which is required for hybrid cloud DNS resolution.
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DNS peering
Why it's wrong here
DNS peering is for resolving between VPCs, not for inbound forwarding from on-premises.
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DNS inbound server policy
Why this is correct
DNS inbound server policy allows on-premises resolvers to forward queries to Cloud DNS over VPN/Interconnect.
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DNS forwarding zone
Why it's wrong here
DNS forwarding zone is for forwarding queries from Google Cloud to on-premises, not the reverse.
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Managed private zone
Why it's wrong here
A managed private zone defines DNS records but does not enable inbound forwarding.
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