Vault Enterprise Fault Tolerant Vault Environments Practice Question
In a Performance Replication setup, a secondary cluster is experiencing high latency for read requests. Which action should you take to verify if the requests are being routed correctly?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Check the 'sys/metrics' endpoint to verify the number of performance standby requests.
Checking the X-Vault-Index headers and looking at performance standby metrics helps determine if requests are hitting the local cluster or being forwarded to the primary.
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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Check the 'sys/metrics' endpoint to verify the number of performance standby requests.
Why this is correct
Metrics provide visibility into whether performance standbys are handling local reads effectively.
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Increase the 'max_lease_ttl' on the primary cluster.
Why it's wrong here
Lease TTL settings do not affect cluster-to-cluster request routing latency.
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Run 'vault write sys/replication/performance/secondary/update' to increase synchronization speed.
Why it's wrong here
This is not a valid command for performance tuning.
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Restart the secondary cluster to clear the internal request cache.
Why it's wrong here
Restarting is a disruptive step and doesn't solve routing issues.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official HashiCorp exam blueprint
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