EX294 Deploy Ansible Automation Platform Practice Question
This EX294 practice question tests your understanding of deploy ansible automation platform. The scenario asks you to isolate a root cause — eliminate options that address a different problem before choosing. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
An organization is designing a high-availability Automation Platform deployment. Which TWO practices are essential for achieving high availability?
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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Deploy multiple automation controllers behind a load balancer.
Option C is correct because deploying multiple automation controllers behind a load balancer distributes workload and provides failover: if one controller fails, the load balancer redirects traffic to healthy nodes, ensuring continuous job execution and API availability. This is a core high-availability pattern for Ansible Automation Platform, as the controllers are stateless and can share the same database and project storage.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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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Use a single instance of PostgreSQL on the controller node.
Why it's wrong here
Single database instance is a single point of failure.
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Installation on a single powerful node.
Why it's wrong here
A single node is a single point of failure.
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Deploy multiple automation controllers behind a load balancer.
Why this is correct
Provides controller failover.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Store all secrets in the Automation Platform vault.
Why it's wrong here
Secrets management is separate from HA.
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Use an external PostgreSQL database with replication.
Why this is correct
Ensures database high availability.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates confuse 'high availability' with 'performance scaling' or 'security hardening', leading them to select a single powerful node (Option B) or vault storage (Option D) instead of recognizing that redundancy of both controllers and the database is required.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, Ansible Automation Platform controllers are stateless and rely on an external PostgreSQL database for persistent data (inventories, job results, credentials). For true high availability, the database must be deployed with streaming replication (e.g., Patroni or native PostgreSQL replication) and automatic failover, while controllers use a shared filesystem (like NFS) for project syncs and a load balancer (e.g., HAProxy or F5) with health checks on /api/v2/ping/. A real-world scenario: if the primary database fails without replication, all controllers lose access to job history and credentials, halting automation entirely.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
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What to study next
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Deploy Ansible Automation Platform — This question tests Deploy Ansible Automation Platform — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Deploy multiple automation controllers behind a load balancer. — Option C is correct because deploying multiple automation controllers behind a load balancer distributes workload and provides failover: if one controller fails, the load balancer redirects traffic to healthy nodes, ensuring continuous job execution and API availability. This is a core high-availability pattern for Ansible Automation Platform, as the controllers are stateless and can share the same database and project storage.
What should I do if I get this EX294 question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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