1Z0-1072-26 Networking Practice Question
You are configuring an OCI DNS Traffic Management steering policy with a Load Balancer steering strategy. What is the primary behavior of this policy type?
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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It distributes traffic across multiple endpoints according to assigned weights and health checks.
Load Balancer steering distributes traffic across a pool of endpoints based on specified weights and health status, similar to load balancing algorithms.
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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It routes all traffic to a single primary datacenter until manual failover occurs.
Why it's wrong here
Single datacenter routing describes Failover steering, not Load Balancer steering.
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It routes users based strictly on their geographic location.
Why it's wrong here
Geographic routing describes Geolocation steering.
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It distributes traffic across multiple endpoints according to assigned weights and health checks.
Why this is correct
Load Balancer steering policies distribute traffic across pools based on weights and liveness.
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It routes traffic based on client ASN numbers.
Why it's wrong here
ASN-based steering routes based on Autonomous System Numbers.
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