Vault Enterprise Fault Tolerant Vault Environments Practice Question
You are performing a Disaster Recovery (DR) promotion. The primary cluster is permanently lost. After running 'vault operator dr promotion', what is the immediate next step you must perform to restore full functionality?
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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Update your load balancer configuration to point to the new promoted cluster.
Once a DR secondary is promoted, it becomes a standalone primary. You must ensure that clients are updated to point to this new cluster and that new authentication/authorization policies are synced.
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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Manually re-import all secret engines from an external backup file.
Why it's wrong here
DR replication already maintains the state of all secret engines.
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Enable Performance Replication between the new primary and the old primary.
Why it's wrong here
The old primary is lost; you cannot enable replication to a non-existent cluster.
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Re-initialize the cluster using 'vault operator init'.
Why it's wrong here
The DR secondary already has the unseal keys and master key from the primary.
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Update your load balancer configuration to point to the new promoted cluster.
Why this is correct
Clients must be redirected to the new cluster to continue operations.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official HashiCorp exam blueprint
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