SAP-C02 Q350 · DR

Question

A solutions architect works for a government agency that has strict disaster recovery requirements. All Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) snapshots are required to be saved in at least two additional AWS Regions. The agency also is required to maintain the lowest possible operational overhead. Which solution meets these requirements?

Accepted Answer

**Option A: Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM) with cross-Region copy** is correct because:

1. **Requirement: Copy EBS snapshots to at least 2 additional Regions** → DLM natively supports **cross-Region copy rules** as part of its snapshot lifecycle policies. You can specify multiple target Regions directly in the DLM policy configuration.

2. **Requirement: Lowest operational overhead** → DLM is a **fully managed, policy-based** service built specifically for automating EBS snapshot management. There is no custom code to write, no Lambda functions to maintain, and no additional services to chain together. You define a policy once, and AWS handles the rest — creation, copying, and retention.

3. **How it works step-by-step:**
   - Create a DLM lifecycle policy targeting EBS volumes (by t

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