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GCP ACE · Question 18 · Domain 2.4: Planning and configuring network resources
You are designing the network architecture for a highly available application. The application backend runs on Compute Engine instances in both the us-central1 and europe-west1 regions. You want external users to access the application via a single IP address and be automatically routed to the closest region.
Which TWO configurations are required to achieve this? (Select TWO)
You are designing the network architecture for a highly available application. The application backend runs on Compute Engine instances in both the us-central1 and europe-west1 regions. You want external users to access the application via a single IP address and be automatically routed to the closest region.
Which TWO configurations are required to achieve this? (Select TWO)
Answer options:
A.
Use the Premium Network Service Tier
B.
Use the Standard Network Service Tier
C.
Deploy a Global External HTTP(S) Load Balancer
D.
Deploy a Regional External Load Balancer in each region
E.
Configure Cloud VPN between the two regions
How to approach this question
Recognize that global load balancing with a single IP requires specific GCP network features.
Full Answer
Use the Premium Network Service Tier, Deploy a Global External HTTP(S) Load Balancer
To route global traffic to the closest region using a single anycast IP address, you must use a Global External HTTP(S) Load Balancer. Furthermore, global load balancing requires the Premium Network Service Tier, which leverages Google's global fiber network. Standard Tier only supports regional resources.
Common mistakes
Selecting Standard Network Tier to save costs, not realizing it breaks the global load balancing requirement.
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