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Implement Multi-Region Disaster Recovery with AWS

ADVANCED
180 minutes
5 tasks

In this advanced lab, you will design and implement a multi-region disaster recovery strategy using AWS services. Participants will configure infrastructure to ensure high availability and data resilience across multiple regions. You will explore the trade-offs and decisions involved in creating a robust disaster recovery plan while adhering to budget constraints. Utilizing Amazon VPC, AWS Direct Connect, Amazon Route 53, AWS IAM, and Amazon S3, users will deploy, configure, and test a failover environment. The lab challenges participants to balance availability, cost, and complexity in a realistic enterprise context.

Scenario

A multinational financial services company requires a disaster recovery solution that ensures less than 1-hour Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and 15-minute Recovery Point Objective (RPO) across its data centers in North America and Europe. The company uses AWS to improve resilience and cost efficiency. Given current data throughput requirements of 500GB daily, and peak workloads requiring up to 1000 IOPS, the system must remain available and responsive. The organization is also focused on minimizing costs, aiming for a monthly operational cost not exceeding $5,000.

Learning Objectives

  • Configure a multi-region VPC for high availability
  • Implement Route 53 for DNS failover
  • Set up cross-region replication using S3
  • Test disaster recovery procedures

tasks (5)

task 1: Create a VPC spanning two AWS regions

40 min

task 2: Set up Route 53 DNS failover

30 min

task 3: Enable cross-region replication using S3

30 min

task 4: Set up IAM for cross-region accesses

40 min

task 5: Test and validate the disaster recovery setup

40 min

Prerequisites

  • •Understanding of AWS VPC and networking concepts
  • •Basics of Route 53 and DNS management
  • •Familiarity with S3 and its replication features
  • •Knowledge of IAM roles and policies

Skills Tested

Configuring multi-region VPCs for redundancyImplementing Route 53 for DNS failoverEnabling S3 cross-region replicationConfiguring IAM roles for secure accessTesting disaster recovery with AWS services

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