PCNE Configuring Network Services Practice Question
You want to distribute traffic across multiple GKE clusters in different regions with automatic failover if a region becomes unhealthy. Which Cloud DNS routing policy should you use?
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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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Failover
Failover routing policy allows you to set primary and secondary targets; DNS automatically responds with the secondary if the primary is unhealthy.
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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Failover
Why this is correct
Correct: failover routing policy automatically switches to healthy targets.
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Simple (no policy)
Why it's wrong here
No policy means no special routing.
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Weighted round robin
Why it's wrong here
Weighted round robin distributes traffic proportionally but does not handle failover automatically.
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Geolocation
Why it's wrong here
Geolocation routes based on user location, not health-based failover.
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