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DP-300 Practice Question: Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery environment
You are planning a disaster recovery solution for an Azure SQL Managed Instance. The solution must meet the following requirements: provide automatic failover to a secondary region, support read-only workloads on the secondary, and allow manual failback. Which TWO features should you include? (Choose 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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Failover group
Options C and D are correct. Failover groups provide automatic failover to a secondary region, support readable secondary workloads, and allow manual failback by initiating a failover in the opposite direction. Option A (Active geo-replication) is not supported for Azure SQL Managed Instance. Option B (Geo-restore) does not provide automatic failover. Option E (Log shipping) is not built-in for managed instances and does not meet the requirements.
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 not supported for managed instances.
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Geo-restore
Why it's wrong here
Geo-restore does not provide automatic failover.
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Failover group
Why this is correct
Failover groups provide automatic failover and readable secondary.
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Manual failover
Why this is correct
Manual failover allows failback after automatic failover.
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Log shipping
Why it's wrong here
Log shipping is not a built-in feature.
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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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