Configure a Highly Available (HA) Cluster VAULT-OPERATIONS-PROFESSIONAL Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–27

1. 26foundation · easy

   How does Vault determine which node becomes the active node in an HA cluster?

   • AThe administrator manually designates the active node in the config file.
   • BThe node with the highest CPU capacity is automatically selected.
   • CThe node with the lowest IP address wins the election.
   • DThe first node to acquire a lock in the storage backend becomes active.
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2. 27application · medium

   A Vault HA cluster has three nodes. The active node becomes unresponsive due to a network partition. What happens to the standby nodes?

   • AThe cluster becomes read-only until the active node is manually promoted.
   • BOne of the standby nodes automatically becomes active if it can reach the storage backend.
   • CThe cluster shuts down to prevent data corruption.
   • DAll standby nodes continue to serve read-only requests until the active node recovers.
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