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Exam AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate SAA-C03 topic 1 question 101 discussion

A solutions architect is designing a VPC with public and private subnets. The VPC and subnets use IPv4 CIDR blocks. There is one public subnet and one private subnet in each of three Availability Zones (AZs) for high availability. An internet gateway is used to provide internet access for the public subnets. The private subnets require access to the internet to allow Amazon EC2 instances to download software updates.
What should the solutions architect do to enable Internet access for the private subnets?

  • A. Create three NAT gateways, one for each public subnet in each AZ. Create a private route table for each AZ that forwards non-VPC traffic to the NAT gateway in its AZ.
  • B. Create three NAT instances, one for each private subnet in each AZ. Create a private route table for each AZ that forwards non-VPC traffic to the NAT instance in its AZ.
  • C. Create a second internet gateway on one of the private subnets. Update the route table for the private subnets that forward non-VPC traffic to the private internet gateway.
  • D. Create an egress-only internet gateway on one of the public subnets. Update the route table for the private subnets that forward non-VPC traffic to the egress-only Internet gateway.
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Gil80
Highly Voted 1 year, 8 months ago
Selected Answer: A
NAT Instances - OUTDATED BUT CAN STILL APPEAR IN THE EXAM! However, given that A provides the newer option of NAT Gateway, then A is the correct answer. B would be correct if NAT Gateway wasn't an option.
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Shrestwt
1 year, 2 months ago
NAT instance or NAT Gateway always created in public subnet to provide internet access to private subnet. In option B. they are creating NAT Instance in private subnet which is not correct.
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Buruguduystunstugudunstuy
Highly Voted 1 year, 6 months ago
Selected Answer: A
The correct answer is option A. To enable Internet access for the private subnets, the solutions architect should create three NAT gateways, one for each public subnet in each Availability Zone (AZ). NAT gateways allow private instances to initiate outbound traffic to the Internet but do not allow inbound traffic from the Internet to reach the private instances. The solutions architect should then create a private route table for each AZ that forwards non-VPC traffic to the NAT gateway in its AZ. This will allow instances in the private subnets to access the Internet through the NAT gateways in the public subnets.
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soufiyane
Most Recent 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Selected Answer: A
Nat instances can do the same except it's not cost effective also it need a lot of managment, going with nat gateways makes more sense
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ronin201
8 months, 1 week ago
in Azure there is 1 NAT GW multi AZ, 1 per network, I think this is example for AWS to change
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pentium75
6 months, 1 week ago
But in AWS a NAT GW is attached to a subnet, and a subnet resides in a single AZ. Can't create multi-AZ NAT GW without changing whole architecture. You CAN use one NAT GW from multiple subnets in multiple AZs I think, but then it would not be HA.
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Ruffyit
8 months, 1 week ago
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/vpc-example-private-subnets-nat.html
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Guru4Cloud
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: A
The best solution is to create a NAT gateway in each public subnet (one per availability zone), and update the route tables for the private subnets to send internet traffic to the NAT gateway. NAT gateways allow private subnets to access the internet for things like software updates, without exposing those instances directly to the internet. An egress-only internet gateway would allow outbound access, but also allow inbound internet traffic, which is not desired for the private subnets.
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james2033
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: A
"Egress" means outbound connection, remove D. "Second gateway", remove C. Now has only A and B. The different between A versus B is "1 NAT gateway, 1 for public subnet in each AZ" (A) and "1 NAT gateway, 1 for private subnet in each AZ" (B). Choose A.
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cookieMr
1 year ago
By creating a NAT gateway in each public subnet, the private subnets can route their Internet-bound traffic through the NAT gateways. This allows EC2 in the private subnets to download software updates and access other resources on the Internet. Additionally, a separate private route table should be created for each AZ. The private route tables should have a default route that forwards non-VPC traffic (0.0.0.0/0) to the corresponding NAT gateway in the same AZ. This ensures that the private subnets use the appropriate NAT gateway for Internet access. B is incorrect because NAT instances require manual management and configuration compared to NAT gateways, which are a fully managed service. NAT instances are also being deprecated in favor of NAT gateways. C is incorrect because creating a second internet gateway on a private subnet is not a valid solution. Internet gateways are associated with public subnets and cannot be directly associated with private subnets. D is incorrect because egress-only internet gateways are used for IPv6 traffic.
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Jeeva28
1 year, 1 month ago
NAT Gateway will be created Public Subnet and Provide access to Private Subnet
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cheese929
1 year, 2 months ago
Selected Answer: A
A is correct. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/vpc-example-private-subnets-nat.html
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Heric
1 year, 2 months ago
Selected Answer: A
Now NAT Instances is avoided by AWS. Then choose the NAT Gateway
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alexiscloud
1 year, 3 months ago
A: NAT Gateway
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Rudraman
1 year, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: A
NAT Gateway - AWS-managed NAT, higher bandwidth, high availability, no administration
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RODCCN
1 year, 4 months ago
You should create 3 NAT gateways, but not in the public subnet. So, even NAT instance is already deprecated, is the right answer in this case, since it's relate to create in a private subnet, not public.
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Ben2008
1 year, 4 months ago
Refer: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/nat-gateway-scenarios.html#public-nat-gateway-overview Should be A.
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erik29
1 year, 6 months ago
aaaaaa
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techhb
1 year, 6 months ago
Selected Answer: A
Networking 101, A is only right option
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