Question 1easymultiple choice
Read the full Fault Tolerant Vault Environments explanation →Which component in a Vault HA configuration is responsible for ensuring that only one node acts as the leader at any given time?
Trap 1: The load balancer.
The load balancer directs traffic but is external to the Vault consensus mechanism.
Trap 2: The Vault server process configuration file.
The config file defines parameters but doesn't coordinate state at runtime.
Trap 3: The Vault CLI.
The CLI is a client tool and does not manage cluster state.
- A
The load balancer.
Why wrong: The load balancer directs traffic but is external to the Vault consensus mechanism.
- B
The storage backend (e.g., Consul).
The storage backend manages the lock required for leadership.
- C
The Vault server process configuration file.
Why wrong: The config file defines parameters but doesn't coordinate state at runtime.
- D
The Vault CLI.
Why wrong: The CLI is a client tool and does not manage cluster state.