[Solved] Given this Route 53 failover setup: Primary health check fails, what happens to user traffic?Primary: IP 10.0.0.1 (health check enabled)Secondary: IP 10.0.0.2 (backup) | AWS

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Given this Route 53 failover setup: Primary health check fails, what happens to user traffic?

Primary: IP 10.0.0.1 (health check enabled)
Secondary: IP 10.0.0.2 (backup)

ATraffic switches to secondary IP 10.0.0.2

BTraffic is split evenly between primary and secondary

CTraffic is blocked until primary recovers

DTraffic continues to primary IP 10.0.0.1

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand health check failure effect
If the primary health check fails, Route 53 detects the primary is unhealthy.
Step 2: Apply failover routing behavior
Failover routing sends traffic to the secondary (backup) IP when primary is unhealthy.
Final Answer:
Traffic switches to secondary IP 10.0.0.2 -> Option A
Quick Check:
Primary down = traffic to backup [OK]

Quick Trick: Failover sends traffic to backup if primary fails health check [OK]

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