PCNE Configuring Network Services Practice Question
A company wants to set up a Regional Internal HTTP(S) Load Balancer to serve an internal web application. Which two components are required? (Choose two.)
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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An Envoy-based proxy
Regional Internal HTTP(S) LB requires an Envoy-based proxy and a backend service with a NEG of type GCE_VM_IP_PORT or GCE_VM_IP.
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Cloud CDN
Why it's wrong here
Cloud CDN is not supported for internal HTTP(S) LB.
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An SSL certificate
Why it's wrong here
SSL certificate is optional for internal LB.
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An Envoy-based proxy
Why this is correct
Correct: Internal HTTP(S) LB uses Envoy proxy.
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A global forwarding rule
Why it's wrong here
Internal LB uses regional forwarding rule.
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Backend service with a NEG of type GCE_VM_IP_PORT or GCE_VM_IP
Why this is correct
Correct: backend service defines the backends.
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