AWS Certified Database – Specialty — Question 172

An AWS CloudFormation stack that included an Amazon RDS DB instance was accidentally deleted and recent data was lost. A Database Specialist needs to add
RDS settings to the CloudFormation template to reduce the chance of accidental instance data loss in the future.
Which settings will meet this requirement? (Choose three.)

Answer options

• A. Set DeletionProtection to True
• B. Set MultiAZ to True
• C. Set TerminationProtection to True
• D. Set DeleteAutomatedBackups to False
• E. Set DeletionPolicy to Delete
• F. Set DeletionPolicy to Retain

Correct answer: A, D, F

Explanation

Setting DeletionProtection to True prevents the DB instance from being deleted unintentionally. Disabling DeleteAutomatedBackups ensures that backups are retained, while setting DeletionPolicy to Retain keeps the DB instance even if the stack is deleted. The other options either do not directly prevent data loss or are not relevant to this specific requirement.