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DP-300 Practice Question: Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery environment
Your company has an Azure SQL Managed Instance in the West US region. You need to configure a disaster recovery solution that provides automatic failover to a secondary region with minimal data loss. The solution must also allow read-only access to the secondary database for reporting purposes. Which option should you use?
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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Configure a failover group between the primary and secondary managed instances.
Failover groups are the native disaster recovery feature for Azure SQL Managed Instance, providing automatic failover, a readable secondary (via read-only intent), and minimal data loss with a synchronization mode that prioritizes data durability. Option A (auto-failover group with active geo-replication) is incorrect because active geo-replication is a separate feature for single databases and elastic pools, not managed instances; failover groups themselves include the auto-failover capability. Option C (log shipping) is not a built-in managed instance feature, does not provide automatic failover, and the secondary is not readable during normal operation. Option D (active geo-replication) is for single databases and elastic pools, not managed instances, and does not provide automatic failover.
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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Create an auto-failover group with active geo-replication.
Why it's wrong here
This is not a distinct feature; failover groups already include the required capabilities.
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Configure a failover group between the primary and secondary managed instances.
Why this is correct
Failover groups provide automatic failover, readable secondary, and minimal data loss for managed instances.
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Use log shipping to a secondary managed instance.
Why it's wrong here
Log shipping is not a built-in feature of Azure SQL Managed Instance and does not support automatic failover.
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Enable active geo-replication on the database.
Why it's wrong here
Active geo-replication is for single databases and elastic pools, not managed instances.
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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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