When using weighted routing with weights 80 and 20 assigned to two records, what traffic distribution should you expect over time?

medium📝 service behavior Q5 of 15

AWS - Route 53

AAll traffic to the record with weight 80 until it becomes unhealthy

BApproximately 80% of traffic to the first record and 20% to the second

CEqual traffic to both records regardless of weights

DTraffic routed based on the lowest latency endpoint

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand weighted routing traffic distribution
Weighted routing distributes traffic proportionally to the weights assigned.
Step 2: Apply weights 80 and 20
Traffic should be split roughly 80% to the first record and 20% to the second over time.
Final Answer:
Approximately 80% of traffic to the first record and 20% to the second correctly describes expected traffic distribution.
Quick Check:
Weighted routing splits traffic by assigned weights [OK]

Quick Trick: Traffic splits proportionally to weights assigned [OK]

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