Mistake in module

Question

There is a line that follows:
"By default, data in the secondary region isn't available for read or write access unless there's a failover to the secondary region"

Shouldn't it be "By default, data in the secondary region isn't available for read or write access unless there's a failover to the primary region"?

Answer 1

Hi Parsa,

Thank you for reaching out to us on the Microsoft Q&A forum.

The statement "By default, data in the secondary region isn't available for read or write access unless there's a failover to the secondary region" is accurate based on the context of the learn path module.

It seems there may be some confusion about how data is accessed in the secondary region, so let me explain:

1. Secondary Region Access: In setups like GRS or GZRS, data in the secondary region is not available for reading or writing unless there’s a failover. The secondary region acts as a backup and only becomes accessible when the primary region fails.
2. Failover Process: If the primary region fails, the system triggers a failover, which promotes the secondary region to the new primary. At that point, you can read and write data in what was previously the secondary region.

So, the original statement simply means that you cannot read or write data in the secondary region unless it becomes the primary region through a failover.

Your suggested phrasing, "data in the secondary region isn't available for read or write access unless there's a failover to the primary region," isn’t quite right because the failover process promotes the secondary region to the primary, not the other way around.

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