Question 460
In an AWS networking assessment, a multiregion application uses weighted DNS records but needs automatic avoidance of unhealthy regional targets. Which technical explanation BEST accounts for the observed condition?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Weights alone can continue steering toward failed endpoints unless health status affects selection. This explains the observed network behavior, which can be checked by verifying that during a controlled Region outage, healthy weighted records remain in DNS responses.
Incorrect Answers
GA improves network path selection without depending on caching HTTP objects at edge servers. That property alone cannot account for the reported symptom; weights alone can continue steering toward failed endpoints unless health status affects selection.
Encrypted packet overhead can make sizes that fit locally exceed the negotiated tunnel path. The decisive technical distinction is Route 53 health check integration can remove unhealthy records from eligible weighted DNS decisions; weights alone can continue steering toward failed endpoints unless health status affects selection.
Static records do not use geographic network-latency information to select an appropriate Region. That property alone cannot account for the reported symptom; weights alone can continue steering toward failed endpoints unless health status affects selection.






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