Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID) — Question 202

A customer must deploy a new Cisco HyperFlex stretched cluster solution to ensure virtual server availability in case the data center fails. The current network environment provides multiple geographic locations. Which action must be taken to meet these objectives?

Answer options

• A. Place an independent witness component at a third site.
• B. Deploy the stretch cluster sites to be within the distance of 300 miles apart.
• C. Configure the cluster with the maximum data replication factor.
• D. Implement the round trip time latency between the sites to be lower than 20 ms.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because having an independent witness component at a third site is essential for maintaining quorum and ensuring availability in a stretched cluster environment. Options B and D address geographical distance and latency, which are important but do not directly ensure availability during a data center failure. Option C, while relevant to data protection, does not specifically address the availability requirement in the context of a stretched cluster.