Deck 2 Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
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Relational Databases - OLTP

A
Mysql
SQL
Postgres
Oracle
Aurora
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2
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Non-Relational - NoSQL

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MongoDB

DynamoDB

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3
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Data Warehousing - OLAP (Online Analytics)

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Redshift

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4
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Elasticache

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Redis

Memcache

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5
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Difference between DynamoDB and MongoDB

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DynamoDB cannot have embedded data structures

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6
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The max backup retention period for a database

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35 days

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7
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Amazon DB that is associated with OLTP

A

RDS

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8
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NoSQL AmazonDB

A

DynamoDB

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9
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Amazon OLAP DB (Analytics)

A

Redshift

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10
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In memory caching DB

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Memcached

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11
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What can done with RDS database online

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Add storage
Update the instance class
password
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12
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What happens when you restore a DB

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A new DB is created

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13
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Limitation of a SQL instance

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Cannot be resized with out exporting and importing to another DB

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14
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Is there a default database with a SQL instance

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No

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15
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New Amazon MySQL compatible database

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Aurora

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16
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Aurora DB size and CPU and Memory

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DB starts at 10GB increments to 64TB
Up to 32 vCPUs
Up to 244GB RAM

17
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Running copies of an Aurora DB and in how many AZ

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2 copies with a minimum of 3 AZs for 6 total copies

18
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How many copies of an Aurora DB can be lost without affecting writes

19
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Aurora can lose how many copies and still be read only?

20
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DynamoDB data availability zones

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Stored in 3 different geographically located data centers. This is automatic and unchangeable unlike RDS.

21
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DynamoDB consistency options

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Eventually consistent reads (default)

Strong consistent reads

22
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DynamoDB storage and other limitations

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Based on SSD

Cannot have nested key value pairs like MongoDB

23
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Massively parallel process (MPP) data warehouse services

24
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Columnar data storage

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Redshift configuration
Starts with a single node (160GB) Multi-node comprised of: -Leader node (Client connection manager and receives queries) -Compute node (stores data & performs quieries and computations). Up to 128 nodes.
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Max size of provisioned IOPS drive for MySQL and Oracle RDS databases
6TB (minimum of 100GB)
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What happens to the I/O operations while you take a database snapshot?
I/O operations to the database are suspended for the duration of the snapshot
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Maximum provisioned IOPS capacity on an Oracle and MySQL RDS instance (using provisioned IOPS)
30,000
29
Can reserved instances be moved from one region to another?
No
30
Max RDS SQL Express DB size
10GB
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Can I "force" a failover for any RDS instance that has Multi-AZ configured?
Yes
32
AWS support plans
Basic (included) Developer - $49/month Business - $100/month Enterprise - Starts at $15k/month
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Support plan critical response times
Basic - N/A | Developer -
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Can reserved instances be moved to another AZ?
yes