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A company is launching a new Amazon RDS for MySQL Multi-AZ DB instance to be used as a data store for a custom-built application. After a series of tests with point-in-time recovery disabled, the company decides that it must have point-in-time recovery reenabled before using the DB instance to store production data.

What should a database specialist do so that point-in-time recovery can be successful?

A.
Enable binary logging in the DB parameter group used by the DB instance.
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A.
Enable binary logging in the DB parameter group used by the DB instance.
B.
Modify the DB instance and enable audit logs to be pushed to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.
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B.
Modify the DB instance and enable audit logs to be pushed to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.
C.
Modify the DB instance and configure a backup retention period
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C.
Modify the DB instance and configure a backup retention period
D.
Set up a scheduled job to create manual DB instance snapshots.
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D.
Set up a scheduled job to create manual DB instance snapshots.
Suggested answer: C

Explanation:


You can restore a DB instance to a specific point in time (PITR), creating a new DB instance. To support PITR, your DB instances must have backup retention set to a nonzero value.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/custom-backup-sqlserver.html

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/setting-up-a-binlog-server-for-amazon-rds-mysql-andmariadb-using-mariadb-maxscale/

"After you run the command, it’s okay to enable backup retention on the RDS instance by using theAWS CLI or the console. Enabling backup retention also enables binary logging."

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/point-in-time-recovery-and-continuous-backup-for-amazonrds-with-aws-backup/

asked 16/09/2024
Bart Hakstege
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