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DP-300 Practice Question: Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery environment
Which THREE components are required to configure an auto-failover group for Azure SQL Database? (Choose three.)
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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A failover group name
The correct components required to configure an auto-failover group for Azure SQL Database are a failover group name (which acts as the logical container), a primary logical server, and a secondary logical server in a different region. Active geo-replication (Option A) is not required because the auto-failover group itself manages the replication process. An availability group listener (Option E) is not needed; the failover group automatically provides a read/write listener endpoint. Therefore, the correct choices are B, C, and D.
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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Active geo-replication
Why it's wrong here
Active geo-replication is a separate feature; failover groups use a different replication mechanism.
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A failover group name
Why this is correct
The failover group defines the relationship and failover policy.
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Secondary logical server in a different region
Why this is correct
The secondary server hosts the secondary database.
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Primary logical server
Why this is correct
The primary server hosts the primary database.
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An availability group listener
Why it's wrong here
Listener is automatically created; not a separate component to configure.
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Azure SQL Performance Tuning
Azure SQL Performance Tuning is the process of optimizing the speed and efficiency of queries and database operations in Microsoft Azure SQL Database or SQL Managed Instance to reduce latency and improve throughput.
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