AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (ANS-C00) — Question 281

In AWS Direct Connect, to provide for failover, AWS recommends that you request and configure two dedicated connections to AWS. These connections can terminate on one or two routers in your network. You can do this while __________________ with AWS Direct Connect step.

Answer options

• A. creating a Virtual Interface
• B. configuring redundant connections
• C. completing the cross-connect
• D. verifying your Virtual Interface

Correct answer: B

Explanation

AWS recommends establishing multiple dedicated connections to achieve high availability and failover, which is configured during the step of setting up redundant connections. This step ensures that your network traffic can seamlessly transition to a backup path if the primary connection fails. Other choices, such as creating or verifying virtual interfaces and completing cross-connects, are separate stages of the overall AWS Direct Connect deployment.