Route 53 Flashcards
1
Q
Route 53
A
Route53 is a Managed DNS (Domain Name System)
- can be public or private
- it is also a registrar (buy domain names)
2
Q
DNS TTL
A
How long to cache a request
3
Q
Simple Routing Policy
A
Maps a hostname to another hostname
4
Q
Weighted Routing Policy
A
Control the % of the requests that go to specific endpoint
5
Q
Latency Routing Policy
A
Redirect to the server that has the least latency close to us
6
Q
Failover Routing Policy
A
Redirect based on health check (primary redirect)
7
Q
Geo-location Routing Policy
A
Routing based on user location
8
Q
Multi value Routing Policy
A
Allows multiple redirects where the client (browser) randomly decides which IP to connect with
