A Company Hosts Its Server in a Public IaaS Cloud

question 8

Multiple Choice

A company hosts its server in a public IaaS cloud. The company's management decides to migrate the servers to a different geographical region that is closer to the user base. A cloud administrator creates a new environment in that geographical region. Which of the following is the BEST way to migrate the VM from the original geographic region to the new region?

• A) 1. Create a full backup of the VM. 2. Copy the backup files into the new region using FTP. 3. Restore the VM from the backup files.
• B) 1. Create a VM image. 2. Export the VM image to the new region using vendor's tools. 3. Deploy a new VM based on the created image.
• C) 1. Create a VM clone. 2. Copy the clone into the new region using FTP. 3. Apply the network and security groups from the new region to the cloned VM and start it.
• D) 1. Create a new VM in the new region. 2. Restore a full-system backup from the original VM. 3. Apply the network and security groups from the original region to the new VM.

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Definitions:

Elastic Supply

Elastic supply refers to a situation where the quantity of goods supplied to the market can quickly increase or decrease in response to changes in price.

Short Run

A period in which at least one input is fixed and cannot be changed by the firm.

Marginal Product of Labor

The extra output produced by adding one more unit of labor, holding other inputs constant.