Bird
0
0

Which statement best describes an active-passive Kafka cluster setup?

easy📝 Conceptual Q11 of 15
Kafka - Multi-Datacenter and Replication
Which statement best describes an active-passive Kafka cluster setup?
AOne cluster is active handling all traffic, the other is standby for failover.
BBoth clusters actively handle traffic and share the load equally.
CClusters are inactive until manually started.
DClusters are used only for backup storage without processing.
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:

  1. Step 1: Understand active-passive setup

    Active-passive means one system is active and the other waits as backup. One cluster is active handling all traffic, the other is standby for failover. matches this exactly: one active, one standby for failover.

  2. Final Answer:

    One cluster is active handling all traffic, the other is standby for failover. -> Option A

  3. Quick Check:

    Active-passive = one active, one standby [OK]
Quick Trick: Active-passive means only one active system at a time [OK]
Common Mistakes:
  • Confusing active-active with active-passive
  • Thinking both clusters handle traffic simultaneously
  • Assuming passive cluster processes data

Want More Practice?

15+ quiz questions · All difficulty levels · Free

Free Signup - Practice All Questions
More Kafka Quizzes
Advanced Stream Processing - Error handling in streams - Quiz 12easy Event-Driven Architecture - Saga pattern for distributed transactions - Quiz 7medium Event-Driven Architecture - Event sourcing pattern - Quiz 15hard Event-Driven Architecture - Dead letter queue pattern - Quiz 10hard Event-Driven Architecture - CQRS pattern - Quiz 8hard Kubernetes and Cloud Deployment - Confluent Cloud overview - Quiz 1easy Kubernetes and Cloud Deployment - Kafka on Kubernetes (Strimzi) - Quiz 12easy Multi-Datacenter and Replication - MirrorMaker 2 concept - Quiz 13medium Multi-Datacenter and Replication - Why multi-datacenter ensures availability - Quiz 12easy Security - Encryption at rest - Quiz 9hard