Google Exam Professional Cloud Network Engineer Topic 8 Question 88 Discussion

Actual exam question for Google's Professional Cloud Network Engineer exam

Question #: 88
Topic #: 8

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You are designing a Partner Interconnect hybrid cloud connectivity solution with geo-redundancy across two metropolitan areas. You want to follow Google-recommended practices to set up the following region/metro pairs:

(region 1/metro 1)

(region 2/metro 2)

What should you do?

ACreate a Cloud Router in region 1 with two VLAN attachments connected to metro1-zone1-x.
Create a Cloud Router in region 2 with two VLAN attachments connected to metro1-zone2-x.

BCreate a Cloud Router in region 1 with one VLAN attachment connected to metro1-zone1-x.
Create a Cloud Router in region 2 with two VLAN attachments connected to metro2-zone2-x.

CCreate a Cloud Router in region 1 with one VLAN attachment connected to metro1-zone2-x.
Create a Cloud Router in region 2 with one VLAN attachment connected to metro2-zone2-x.

DCreate a Cloud Router in region 1 with one VLAN attachment connected to metro1-zone1-x and one VLAN attachment connected to metro1-zone2-x.
Create a Cloud Router in region 2 with one VLAN attachment connected to metro2-zone1-x and one VLAN attachment to metro2-zone2-x.

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Suggested Answer: D

The correct answer is D because it meets the following requirements:

It matches the hub-and-spoke model of the on-premises network, where each spoke is a separate VPC network that is connected to a central hub VPC network.

It minimizes management overhead and cost, because VPC Network Peering is a simple and low-cost way to connect VPC networks without using any external IP addresses or VPN gateways1.

It uses default networking quotas and limits, because VPC Network Peering does not consume any quota or limit for VPN tunnels, external IP addresses, or forwarding rules2.

It prevents connectivity between the spokes, because VPC Network Peering is non-transitive by default, meaning that a spoke can only communicate with the hub, not with other spokes1.To enforce this restriction, a third-party network appliance can be used as a default gateway in each spoke VPC network, which can filter out any traffic destined for other spokes3.

Option A is incorrect because it does not minimize cost, as Cloud VPN charges for egress traffic and requires external IP addresses for the VPN gateways4.Option B is incorrect because it does not prevent connectivity between the spokes, as VPC Network Peering allows direct communication between peered VPC networks by default1. Option C is incorrect because it does not minimize cost or use default quotas and limits, for the same reasons as option A.

VPC Network Peering overview | VPC

Quotas and limits | VPC

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by Francis at Jul 15, 2024, 10:58 PM

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Joesph

1 months ago

Option D all the way! Gotta love that geo-redundancy. It's like having a backup for your backup - just in case your backup fails.

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Sylvia

1 months ago

Hmm, this question is making my head spin. Maybe I should've taken that 'Cloud Router for Dummies' course before attempting this exam.

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Corinne

15 days ago

B) Create a Cloud Router in region 1 with one VLAN attachment connected to metro1-zone1-x. Create a Cloud Router in region 2 with two VLAN attachments connected to metro2-zone2-x.

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Alaine

18 days ago

A) Create a Cloud Router in region 1 with two VLAN attachments connected to metro1-zone1-x. Create a Cloud Router in region 2 with two VLAN attachments connected to metro1-zone2-x.

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Julianna

1 months ago

Option B seems a bit strange to me. Why would we connect the Cloud Router in region 2 to a different metro area than region 1? That doesn't seem very 'geo-redundant' to me.

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Fletcher

6 days ago

B) Option B seems a bit strange to me. Why would we connect the Cloud Router in region 2 to a different metro area than region 1? That doesn't seem very 'geo-redundant' to me.

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Ming

15 days ago

A) Create a Cloud Router in region 1 with two VLAN attachments connected to metro1-zone1-x. Create a Cloud Router in region 2 with two VLAN attachments connected to metro1-zone2-x.

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Kaycee

2 months ago

I'm not sure why we need to create two Cloud Routers. Wouldn't one Cloud Router with multiple VLAN attachments in each region be sufficient?

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Hildred

18 days ago

C) Create a Cloud Router in region 1 with one VLAN attachment connected to metro1-zone2-x. Create a Cloud Router in region 2 with one VLAN attachment connected to metro2-zone2-x.

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Gwenn

1 months ago

B) Create a Cloud Router in region 1 with one VLAN attachment connected to metro1-zone1-x. Create a Cloud Router in region 2 with two VLAN attachments connected to metro2-zone2-x.

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Louis

1 months ago

A) Create a Cloud Router in region 1 with two VLAN attachments connected to metro1-zone1-x. Create a Cloud Router in region 2 with two VLAN attachments connected to metro1-zone2-x.

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Lashandra

2 months ago

Option D looks like the best choice to me. Creating a Cloud Router in each region with VLAN attachments to multiple zones in the metro areas ensures geo-redundancy and follows the Google-recommended practices.

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Sueann

1 months ago

I agree, Option D provides the necessary redundancy across the two metropolitan areas. It's important to follow the recommended practices for a reliable Partner Interconnect hybrid cloud connectivity solution.

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