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Multi Datacenter Federation practice questions

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Multi Datacenter Federation questions test whether you can apply the concept in context, not just recognise a definition.

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▸Answering from memory before reading the full scenario.
▸Missing a constraint such as cost, availability, security, scope or command context.
▸Choosing a broad answer when the question asks for the most specific fix.
▸Ignoring why the wrong options are tempting.

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Multi Datacenter Federation questions

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Question 1mediummultiple choice

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When configuring Mesh Gateways for WAN federation, what is the primary purpose of the 'wan' bind address?

Trap 1: To synchronize the local KV store.

KV store synchronization is handled by the server nodes.

Trap 2: To restrict gossip to the LAN only.

The WAN address is for WAN traffic.

Trap 3: multiple_choice

This is a key, not a concept.

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A
To act as an entry point for cross-datacenter traffic in a mesh.
Mesh gateways provide a dedicated path for cross-DC service-to-service traffic.
B
To synchronize the local KV store.
Why wrong: KV store synchronization is handled by the server nodes.
C
To restrict gossip to the LAN only.
Why wrong: The WAN address is for WAN traffic.
D
multiple_choice
Why wrong: This is a key, not a concept.
E
To provide an API endpoint for remote users.
Why wrong: API endpoints are typically on the client or server bind addresses.

Multi Datacenter Federation practice questions

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Multi Datacenter Federation questions

When configuring Mesh Gateways for WAN federation, what is the primary purpose of the 'wan' bind address?

Which command is used to check the health of the local agent?

Which protocol do Consul servers use to maintain the WAN gossip pool?

A cross-datacenter service discovery request is failing. You observe the local datacenter can resolve the service via DNS, but the remote datacenter cannot. Which configuration parameter must be checked?

In a multi-datacenter environment, what happens if the 'primary_datacenter' server cluster becomes unavailable?

You have enabled ACL replication between a primary and secondary datacenter. What is the effect of changing an ACL policy in the primary datacenter?

You are troubleshooting a partition between two datacenters. The WAN gossip shows high latency. Which Consul CLI tool provides the best insight into the WAN gossip state?

How do you enable WAN federation between two Consul datacenters that do not share a network?

You are joining two Consul datacenters via WAN gossip. Which command must be executed on a Consul server in the secondary datacenter to initiate the federation?

What is the role of a Consul server in a non-primary datacenter regarding ACLs?

A service in datacenter A needs to call a service in datacenter B. If 'prepared_queries' are not used, how does the service discovery query look?

What is the purpose of the 'datacenter' field in the Consul agent configuration?

What happens to the gossip protocol if the 'encrypt' key is mismatched between two datacenters trying to join via WAN?

When configuring ACL replication, where must the 'acl_replication_token' be defined?

You want to ensure that specific services in a remote datacenter are only accessible to certain local services. How can you achieve this?

When using 'prepared_queries' for cross-datacenter failover, what does the 'failover' block allow you to specify?

Which file path is standard for storing the Consul server configuration, including WAN settings?

What is the default port used for WAN gossip between Consul servers?

Which file format is used for Consul configuration?

What is the benefit of using a Mesh Gateway in a multi-datacenter deployment with overlapping IP space?

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