Consul 1.15 Multi Datacenter Federation Practice Question
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?
Answer choices
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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consul members -wan
The 'consul members -wan' command provides a view of the nodes known to the local server in the WAN pool.
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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consul operator raft list-peers
Why it's wrong here
This shows Raft peers within a single DC, not WAN members.
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consul members -wan
Why this is correct
This command specifically shows members across the WAN gossip pool.
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consul monitor
Why it's wrong here
Monitor shows agent logs, not global gossip state.
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consul kv get
Why it's wrong here
KV access does not show network gossip status.
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