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DP-300 Practice Question: Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery environment
Which THREE are requirements for configuring a failover group for Azure SQL Managed Instance? (Select three.)
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Both managed instances must have the same service tier
Options A, B, and E are correct. Both managed instances must have the same service tier (A). The secondary instance must have no user databases (B). Both instances must be in the same hardware generation (e.g., Gen5) (E). Option C is incorrect because the instances can be in different subnets within the same virtual network. Option D is incorrect because having a user database on the primary is not a requirement for configuring a failover group.
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Both managed instances must have the same service tier
Why this is correct
Failover groups require matching service tiers (e.g., General Purpose).
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The secondary instance must have no user databases
Why this is correct
The secondary must be empty; failover group will create the replicas.
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Both instances must be in the same virtual network subnet
Why it's wrong here
They can be in different subnets but must be peered.
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The primary instance must have at least one user database
Why it's wrong here
The primary can have databases, but the secondary must be empty.
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Both instances must be in the same generation (Gen5)
Why this is correct
Hardware generation must match.
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Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure SQL Managed Instance is a fully managed cloud database service that gives you nearly all the features of Microsoft SQL Server on your own server, without you having to manage the hardware or operating system.
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