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DP-300 Practice Question: Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery environment
You are using Azure SQL Managed Instance with auto-failover groups. The primary region is East US, secondary is West US. The primary region experiences a full outage. How does the failover group behave?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The failover group automatically fails over to West US and the read-write endpoint now points to West US.
Auto-failover groups automatically fail over to the secondary region with automatic read-write endpoint switch. Option B is incorrect because automatic failover does not require manual initiation; it occurs after the grace period. Option C is incorrect because the read-only listener is also updated to point to the new secondary (formerly primary) after failover. Option D is incorrect because the failover group will fail over automatically, not remain in the primary region.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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The failover group automatically fails over to West US and the read-write endpoint now points to West US.
Why this is correct
Automatic failover switches endpoints.
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You must manually initiate failover via the portal.
Why it's wrong here
Automatic failover happens.
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The read-only listener continues to point to West US.
Why it's wrong here
Listener also switches.
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The failover group remains in primary region and does not fail over.
Why it's wrong here
Auto-failover will trigger.
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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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