Consul 1.15 Multi Datacenter Federation Practice Question
Which THREE factors influence cross-datacenter service discovery resolution?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The local server must have knowledge of the remote datacenter's server addresses.
Resolution depends on the ability to query the remote DC, the health status of the remote instances, and the configuration of the local discovery agent.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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The local server must have knowledge of the remote datacenter's server addresses.
Why this is correct
Required for cross-DC communication.
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All services must be in the same namespace.
Why it's wrong here
Namespaces are local to the datacenter.
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The existence of a valid WAN gossip link.
Why this is correct
Gossip provides the membership list.
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The local agent must have superuser permissions.
Why it's wrong here
Superuser is not needed for discovery.
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The use of the specific datacenter suffix in the DNS query.
Why this is correct
Needed to target the remote DC.
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