Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 — Question 34

You need to recommend a load balancing solution that meets the availability requirements.
Which load balancing solution should you recommend?

Answer options

• A. a Layer-7 load balancer with a single namespace and without session affinity
• B. a Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster
• C. DNS round robin
• D. a Layer-4 load balancer with multiple namespaces and without session affinity

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct choice is A, a Layer-7 load balancer, as it offers advanced routing capabilities and can manage traffic more effectively, which enhances availability. Options B and D may not provide the necessary features for high availability, while C lacks the dynamic traffic management capabilities that a Layer-7 load balancer offers.