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DP-300 Practice Question: Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery environment
Which TWO are benefits of using a failover group for Azure SQL Database? (Select two.)
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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Allows the secondary database to be readable for reporting
Failover groups in Azure SQL Database provide a single read/write listener endpoint for the primary database (option C) and allow the secondary database to be readable for reporting purposes (option A). Option B is incorrect because Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is not a feature of failover groups; TDE can be configured independently. Option D is incorrect because failover groups do not automatically balance read queries; for read scaling, you would use a read-scale replica. Option E is incorrect because failover groups use asynchronous replication, not synchronous.
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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Allows the secondary database to be readable for reporting
Why this is correct
You can configure the secondary to be readable.
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Enables transparent data encryption (TDE) across regions
Why it's wrong here
TDE is independent of failover groups.
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Provides a single read/write listener endpoint for the primary database
Why this is correct
The failover group provides a listener endpoint that automatically points to the current primary.
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Automatically balances read queries between primary and secondary
Why it's wrong here
Failover groups do not distribute read traffic; you must use read-only routing for the secondary.
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Supports synchronous replication between primary and secondary
Why it's wrong here
Replication in failover groups is asynchronous.
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