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DP-300 Implement a secure environment Practice Question
Drag and drop the steps to configure a failover group for an Azure SQL Database in the correct order.
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Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
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Step 1: Create a secondary Azure SQL Database server; Step 2: Create a failover group; Step 3: Add databases to the failover group; Step 4: Configure the failover policy; Step 5: Test failover.
Failover groups require a secondary server, then creating the group, adding databases, configuring policy, and testing.
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For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Step 1: Create a secondary Azure SQL Database server; Step 2: Create a failover group; Step 3: Add databases to the failover group; Step 4: Configure the failover policy; Step 5: Test failover.
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because you need a secondary server before creating the failover group, then add databases, configure policy, and finally test.
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Step 2: Create a failover group; Step 1: Create a secondary Azure SQL Database server; Step 3: Add databases to the failover group; Step 4: Configure the failover policy; Step 5: Test failover.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you must create the secondary server first; the failover group creation requires specifying the secondary server.
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Step 1: Create a secondary Azure SQL Database server; Step 2: Create a failover group; Step 4: Configure the failover policy; Step 3: Add databases to the failover group; Step 5: Test failover.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because the failover policy should be configured after databases are added, as policy settings apply to the databases in the group.
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Step 1: Create a secondary Azure SQL Database server; Step 3: Add databases to the failover group; Step 2: Create a failover group; Step 4: Configure the failover policy; Step 5: Test failover.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because databases cannot be added to a failover group before the group itself is created.
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