CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-002) — Question 82

A cloud administrator is load balancing six VMs on an IaaS cloud service. The organization has an SLA stating the application should be available 99.999% of the time. At present, the six VMs are handling the load from one region and three availability zones. System baselines have confirmed there must be at least six VMs to handle this load.
Given this scenario, which of the following should the administrator recommend to BEST meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Implement and procure three VMs and spread them across three availability zones.
• B. Implement and procure six VMs and add them to the three existing availability zones.
• C. Implement and procure another region and set up three VMs across three availability zones.
• D. Implement and procure another region and set up six VMs across three availability zones.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because it ensures that the required six VMs are maintained within the existing infrastructure, thus providing the necessary capacity to meet the SLA of 99.999% availability. Option A falls short by not providing enough VMs, while options C and D introduce additional regions, which complicates the setup without addressing the immediate requirement for VM capacity.