Amazon Exam SOA-C02 Topic 11 Question 96 Discussion

Actual exam question for Amazon's SOA-C02 exam

Question #: 96
Topic #: 11

A SysOps administrator needs to ensure that an Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL DB instance has available backups The DB instance has automated backups turned on with a backup retention period of 7 days. However, no automated backups for the DB instance have been created in the past month.

What could be the cause of the lack of automated backups?

AThe Amazon S3 bucket that stores the backups is full

BThe DB instance is in the STORAGE_FULL state

CThe DB instance is not configured for Multi-AZ.

DThe backup retention period must be 30 days.

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Suggested Answer: B

STORAGE_FULL State:

When an RDS instance is in the STORAGE_FULL state, automated backups cannot be performed because there is insufficient storage available.

Steps to Resolve:

Go to the AWS Management Console.

Navigate to RDS and select the DB instance.

Check the storage metrics to confirm the STORAGE_FULL state.

Increase the allocated storage for the DB instance to provide sufficient space for automated backups.

by Emily at Jul 07, 2024, 03:33 AM

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Alonso

11 months ago

Wait, I thought the DB instance had to be in Multi-AZ for automated backups to work. C) The DB instance is not configured for Multi-AZ seems like the right answer.

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Arminda

9 months ago

True, but I still believe that C) The DB instance is not configured for Multi-AZ is the most likely cause.

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Cassie

9 months ago

But what if the Amazon S3 bucket that stores the backups is full? That could also be a reason.

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Alva

10 months ago

I think you're right, C) The DB instance is not configured for Multi-AZ could be the cause.

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Roosevelt

10 months ago

It's possible, but I believe the lack of Multi-AZ configuration is the more likely reason for the issue.

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Nicholle

10 months ago

But what about the backup retention period? Could that be a factor as well?

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Viva

10 months ago

I think you might be right. The DB instance not being configured for Multi-AZ could be the cause of the lack of automated backups.

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Daniel

11 months ago

But could it also be that the backup retention period must be 30 days?

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Veronika

11 months ago

Haha, I bet the SysOps admin forgot to set the backup retention period to 30 days. D) The backup retention period must be 30 days is my pick.

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James

11 months ago

Yeah, that makes sense. The admin probably just needs to adjust the retention period.

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Daniela

11 months ago

I think you're right, D) The backup retention period must be 30 days sounds like the issue.

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Joanne

11 months ago

I think the issue could be that the DB instance is not configured for Multi-AZ.

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Dong

11 months ago

I disagree, I believe the DB instance might be in the STORAGE_FULL state.

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Reynalda

12 months ago

I'm going with A) The Amazon S3 bucket that stores the backups is full. That seems like the most likely scenario if no backups have been created in a month.

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