Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure — Question 74

You administer all the deployments of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 in your company.
A database contains a large product catalog that is updated periodically.
You need to be able to send the entire product catalog to all branch offices on a monthly basis.
Which configuration should you use?

Answer options

• A. Two servers configured in the same data center A primary server configured to perform log-shipping every 10 minutes A backup server configured as a warm standby
• B. SQL Server that includes an application database configured to perform transactional replication
• C. Two servers configured in the same data center SQL Server Availability Group configured in AsynchronousCommit Availability Mode One server configured as an Active Secondary
• D. Two servers configured in a Windows Failover Cluster in the same data center SQL Server configured as a clustered instance
• E. SQL Server that includes an application database configured to perform snapshot replication
• F. Two servers configured in different data centers SQL Server Availability Group configured in Synchronous-Commit Availability Mode One server configured as an Active Secondary
• G. Two servers configured on the same subnet SQL Server Availability Group configured in Synchronous-Commit Availability Mode
• H. Two servers configured in different data centers SQL Server Availability Group configured in AsynchronousCommit Availability Mode

Correct answer: E

Explanation

The correct answer is E, as snapshot replication is ideal for distributing large datasets like a product catalog to multiple locations periodically. Other options such as transactional replication (B) are better suited for real-time updates and may not fit the monthly distribution requirement, while log shipping (A) and availability groups (C, F, G, H) focus on high availability rather than periodic bulk data distribution.