A company uses Alibaba Cloud SLB with a Layer-7 Listener and Auto Scaling to reduce O&M costs and maintain a stable, reliable system. However, lacking experience with Alibaba Cloud, the company's engineers have outlined precautions they think are necessary. As an Alibaba Cloud expert, you tell them that only ____________ is a valid concern.
Answer : A
For optimal use of SLB with Auto Scaling, enabling Health Check is essential to determine which instances are healthy and ready to handle traffic. SLB doesn't require all backend servers to have the same OS, be in the same scaling group, or have identical configurations, as it can manage heterogeneous server setups within the same load-balancing group.
By using ApsaraDB for RDS to implement read/write splitting, which of the following can be achieved? (Number of correct answers 2)
Answer : B, C
ApsaraDB for RDS is a stable and reliable online database service that supports MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and PPAS. ApsaraDB for RDS provides a read/write splitting feature that allows you to create read-only RDS instances, which can offload read requests from the primary RDS instance of your database system1. Read/write splitting is implemented by using a dedicated proxy endpoint, which routes read and write requests to different RDS instances based on the SQL statements and the read weights of the read-only instances2. By using ApsaraDB for RDS to implement read/write splitting, you can achieve the following benefits21:
Read requests are distributed to multiple instances. This can improve the read performance and availability of your database system, as well as balance the load among the read-only instances. You can specify the read weights of the read-only instances to control the distribution of read requests.
Read/write requests to the database are separated. This can reduce the pressure on the primary RDS instance and ensure the stability and security of the write operations. You only need to connect to the proxy endpoint, and the proxy will automatically route the read and write requests to the appropriate RDS instances.
The other statements are not correct, as write requests are not distributed to multiple instances, but only sent to the primary RDS instance2; and both read and write requests are not distributed to multiple instances, but separated by the proxy endpoint2. Reference: [ApsaraDB for RDS - Alibaba Cloud], Read/write splitting - - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center, Use the read/write splitting feature to increase the processing capability of an ApsaraDB RDS instance
Company F launched a new App and put the installation package (size: 6 MB) on its official website (hosted on Elastic Compute Service (ECS)). Initially, the download speed was acceptable. However, due to an advertising event on CCTV last week, the number of installation package downloads drastically increased, resulting in poor user experience and a significant increase in ECS bandwidth cost.
Company F can select Alibaba Cloud ______________ service to solve download speed and bandwidth cost problems at the same time.
Answer : A
To handle high download traffic efficiently, Company F can use Object Storage Service (OSS) to store the installation package and Content Delivery Network (CDN) to distribute it. OSS provides scalable, low-cost storage, while CDN caches content at edge nodes, reducing the load on the ECS instance and improving download speeds for users. This combination helps control bandwidth costs on ECS and provides faster download speeds by serving content closer to end-users.
During a scaling activity, when Auto Scaling fails to add ECS instances into a scaling group, it will try to ensure transaction completeness and roll back the scaling activity.
For example, a scaling activity intends to create and add 20 ECS instances into the scaling group, but only 19 of them are added successfully. In this case, the entire scaling activity will be rolled back, and the 19 instances will be removed and released as well.
Answer : A
Alibaba Cloud Auto Scaling ensures transaction completeness during scaling activities. If the intended number of ECS instances cannot be added to the scaling group, Auto Scaling rolls back the entire activity, releasing any partially added instances. This behavior prevents incomplete scaling activities, ensuring the scaling action either fully succeeds or is reverted entirely.
A user builds an ECS + SLB + RDS architecture on Alibaba Cloud, with Auto Scaling to dynamically manage ECS instances. For business needs, they use ApsaraDB for Redis as a cache for hot data, requiring ECS instances to be added or removed from the Redis whitelist as they scale. As an Alibaba Cloud architect, which three Auto Scaling and OOS features would you recommend to automate adding and removing instances from the Redis whitelist? (Choose three.)
Answer : A, B, C
Using lifecycle hooks in Auto Scaling allows for custom operations, such as updating the Redis whitelist when instances are added or removed. An OOS (Operation Orchestration Service) template can automate this process, and MNS (Message Notification Service) can trigger events to inform Redis when changes occur.
The RDS master instance and read-only instance can be in different regions.
Answer : B
In Alibaba Cloud RDS, both the master and read-only instances must reside within the same region. Cross-region replication for RDS read-only instances is not supported, as RDS read replicas are designed for high availability and load balancing within a single region.
Alibaba Cloud VPC utilizes tunneling technology. Each VPC has a unique tunnel ID, and a tunnel ID corresponds to a virtual network. As a result, VPC can achieve a similar isolation effect as that of a traditional VLAN.
Answer : A
Alibaba Cloud VPC uses tunneling technology with unique tunnel IDs to create isolated virtual networks that offer similar isolation capabilities as VLANs in traditional networks. This allows each VPC to function as an independent, secure network environment within the cloud, ensuring traffic separation and resource isolation.